hidup segan... mati tak mahu...
I've always had problems with Malay proverbs. I have no problems with the bells and whistles of English sayings (Yes, Mrs Cooney & Mrs Teahen, you did much damage!), but the kias-kias of the Malay ones... meh!
Oh I understand the standard ones fine enough.
Sambil menscuba, alang-alang minum ja air segelen...
(the translation's pretty close enough)
Tsk... *roll eyes*
It's when I hear the weird ones that require four hours of Astro Prima/Oasis lessons for at least two years that I get mystified. So when someone sends me email with stuff like "angkuh terbawa, tampan tinggal", I start blaming the school system for not conforming to drama swasta literature! What the heck?
p.s. For one particular person, I hope this isn't what you're doing...
It's when I hear the weird ones that require four hours of Astro Prima/Oasis lessons for at least two years that I get mystified. So when someone sends me email with stuff like "angkuh terbawa, tampan tinggal", I start blaming the school system for not conforming to drama swasta literature! What the heck?
p.s. For one particular person, I hope this isn't what you're doing...
"Calak-calak ganti asah, menunggu tukang belum datang"
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