બેઠક Bethak

મુંબઈ માસ્તર, હાથમાં છત્તર ને ખીસામાં પત્તર.

muṁbaī māstara, hāthamāṁ chattara nē khīsāmāṁ pattara.

Literally
Mumbai master, umbrella in hand and stone in pocket.
What it means
People often maintain a facade of status while being financially destitute.

Also said as

  • મુંબઈ માવલી, કમાય રૂપીઆ, ત્યારે પલ્લે રહે પાવલી.
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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