બેઠક Bethak

હાથપગ દોરડી ને પેટ ગાગરડી.

hāthapaga dōraḍī nē pēṭa gāgaraḍī.

Literally
Limbs like strings and a stomach like a water-pot.
What it means
Describes an extremely malnourished or sickly child who has thin limbs and a bloated belly.

Also said as

  • હાથપગના ચોખા નથી.
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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