ફુટી ખમે પણ આંજી નહી ખમે.

phuṭī khamē paṇa āṁjī nahī khamē.

Literally: Will endure being broken, but will not endure being smeared (with kohl).
What it means: It is used for someone who can tolerate major hardship but is extremely sensitive to minor insults or cosmetic changes.

કહેવત સમુદાય (Kahevat Samuday) · 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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