કાંડાં મલેમલનાં છે.

kāṁḍāṁ malēmalanāṁ chē.

Literally: The wrists are made of muslin.
What it means: Said of someone who is delicate, weak, or physically unfit for hard labor.

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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