બેઠક Bethak

ભાભી હસવું ભુંડું.

bhābhī hasavuṁ bhuṁḍuṁ.

Literally
A sister-in-law's laughter is bad.
What it means
Mockery or teasing from close female relatives can be highly hurtful and cause family discord.

Also said as

  • ભાભોછ હશે તેવા ગવાશે.
ગુજરાતી કહેવતસંગ્રહ (Gujarati Kahevat Sangrah) (1923) ગુજરાતી કહેવતસંગ્રહ (Gujarati Kahevat Sangrah) (1921) · read from the scan by machine — the Gujarati itself is unchecked · English is machine-made and nobody has checked it yet

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