ચુંટીને ચાંદલો કરવા.

cuṁṭīnē cāṁdalō karavā.

Literally: To pinch someone and then apply an auspicious forehead mark.
What it means: Said of inflicting harm on someone and then pretending to honor or comfort them.

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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