બેઠક Bethak

લાલ ખુજરગ હાથી પારખવા ગયો, તો પૂછે પુંછડું કયું ને મ્હો કયું?

lāla khujaraga hāthī pārakhavā gayō, tō pūchē puṁchaḍuṁ kayuṁ nē mhō kayuṁ?

Literally
Red Khujarag went to inspect an elephant, then asked which end is the tail and which is the mouth.
What it means
Ridicules an incompetent person who poses as an expert despite lacking basic knowledge.

Also said as

  • લાલી તારે લેખે, લોક તમાસા દેખે.
  • લાલીઆ "પ્રોપર."
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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