બેઠક Bethak

કન્યા જાણે કયકડા, ને વર મોતીના દાણા.

kanyā jāṇē kayakaḍā, nē vara mōtīnā dāṇā.

Literally
The bride is like a crab, and the groom like a grain of pearl.
What it means
Said of an ill-matched marriage between an unattractive bride and a handsome groom.

Also said as

  • કનક ને કામની, તજ્યાં તજતાં નથી.
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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