કજીઆમાં હઠે, ફેસી કહેતાં ભઠે.

kajīāmāṁ haṭhē, phēsī kahētāṁ bhaṭhē.

Literally: Retreating in a fight, but flying into a rage when called a fool.
What it means: Said of a hypocrite who acts meek in a dispute yet takes offense at being called weak.

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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