બેઠક Bethak

છોકરાં આગળ છાની વાત કરવી નહીં.

chōkarāṁ āgaḷa chānī vāta karavī nahīṁ.

Literally
Do not speak secret things in front of children.
What it means
Children are indiscreet and will repeat what they hear.

Also said as

  • બાયડી પાસે સાચી વાત કહેવી નહીં.
  • છોકરાંથી છાસ પીવાય નહીં.
  • છોકરાં તે છોકરવેજ.
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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