બેઠક Bethak

તુટયા ફુટયા સાંઘે, એ બાઈડીએ વર હાથે રાંધે.

tuṭayā phuṭayā sāṁghē, ē bāīḍīē vara hāthē rāṁdhē.

Literally
She patches broken and cracked things, [yet] that woman's husband cooks with his own hands.
What it means
Said of a wife who neglects her core household duties and her husband while wasting time on trivial or external matters.

Also said as

  • તુઠયે લાભ નહીં, તે રુઠયે શું કરશે?
  • તુંબડીમાં કાંકરા.
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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