બેઠક Bethak

મૂછ ઉપર લીંબુ રહે તેવા.

mūcha upara līṁbu rahē tēvā.

Literally
One on whose mustache a lemon can rest.
What it means
Said of a highly masculine, proud, or wealthy and influential man.

Also said as

  • મૂછાંનાં પાણી અમથાં નથી રહેતાં.
ગુજરાતી કહેવતસંગ્રહ (Gujarati Kahevat Sangrah) (1923) · 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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