બેઠક Bethak

ઝીણી તોએ રાઇડી, પાંખી તોએ મુચ્છ;

jhīṇī tōē rāiḍī, pāṁkhī tōē muccha;

Literally
Even if fine, it is mustard; even if thin, it is a mustache;
What it means
Small or sparse things of a certain kind still retain their essential nature and value, just as Bharuch remains significant even when ruined.

Also said as

  • ધરડા તોએ ગરાસિયા, ભાંગી તોએ ભરૂચ.
ગુજરાતી કહેવતસંગ્રહ (Gujarati Kahevat Sangrah) (1923) · 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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