લીલા પીળા થઇને ફરીએ તે શા ઉપર ?

līlā pīḷā thainē pharīē tē śā upara ?

Literally: On what basis do we walk around showing off in green and yellow?
What it means: Said to question someone's empty vanity or pride when they have no real wealth or substance to back it up.

ગુજરાતી કહેવતસંગ્રહ (Gujarati Kahevat Sangrah) (1923) 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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