બેઠક Bethak

સુભાનઅલ્લા; છોટે ભાઈ સો છોટે ભાઈ, બડે ભાઈ તો સુભાનઅલ્લા.

subhānaallā; chōṭē bhāī sō chōṭē bhāī, baḍē bhāī tō subhānaallā.

Literally
Praise be to God; the younger brother is indeed the younger brother, but the elder brother is 'Praise be to God!'
What it means
Said when the elder sibling or partner is even more extreme, foolish, or remarkable than the younger one.

Also said as

  • સુમ દાતારના વરે એક.
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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