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Where there’s smoke, there’s s fire

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ݑ � ��� ��Ada gula adalah semut.

Where there is sugar, there is bound to be ants.

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Water cannot be cut, and blood is thicker than water.

� �ݤݣݣݣݣݣݣݣݣݣ ݭݔ ݒ * ݪݭݭݔ ��ݤݤݤݤݤݤݤݤݤݤ ݫ # ݫ ' ݑ ݐ ݒ * /0 �0 ݒ �ݣݣݣ�4 3 ݓ ݒ ݐ 1 # 0 ݑ ݔ * *�5 ݔ - ݫ ݓ ݫ ݫAir yang tenang jangan disangka tiada buaya.

Still water runs deep. Never take for granted a quiet person,

for he may have qualities that belie his quiet nature.

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Alah bisa tegal biasa

With practice and familiarity, all tasks will be easy.

ݭݓ ݑ � ;�ݤݤݣݣݣ/�� ݒ � ­ ݒ � ݫ ݫ 0=ݥݥ ݫ # ݭݔ * ݫ ݭݓ ݫ ݫ ? < ݫ ݔ ݑ @# Alang-alang berdakwat biarlah hitam.

Once started, a job should be done to its completion

ݤ ݒ � ­ ݒ � A B #Cݣݣ; �ݭݓ ݪݔ ݭݕ ݑ ݫ ݫ 0=ݥݥ ݫ # ݭݔ * ݫ ݭݓ ݫ ݫ D ݫ E F "G ݔ ݕ ݔ ݐ Alang-alang berminyak biarlah licin

Once started , a job should be done to its completion

ݒ ݣݣJ ݑ �H I ݕ # Cݣݣݣݣݣ ݒ � ­ ݒ � ݧ ݧ ݭݓ ݣݣݣݣݣ* �<08 ݧ ݫ ݔ # ݫ K0 =0ݫ )L� ݣݣݣ ݦݒ ݔ M ) ݒ 098 ݧ N ݒ ݩݩݩݩݩݩݩݧ ݧ ݤݤݤ' ݒ O ݣݣݣݣݣݣݣݣݣݣݣݣݣݣݣݣݣ ݧ ݐ Alang-alang menyeluk pekasam biar sampai kepangkal lengan

Something is worth doing that is worth doing well. So too,

should you decide to plunge your hand into a pot of pickles, go

in all the way up to your elbow.

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K� ، ݔ � B J ݣݣ* ݒ ݪݕ; �ݭݓ ݫ ݫ ݭݭݓ � ݥ= �Hݦݑ ݫ 5� ݫ B �­ ݔ ݓ ݣݣݣ* B ݭݓ =ݥݥݥݥ* ݔ ݫ �S ݫ Z Vݥ=ݤ] �0 ݘ ݒ ݒ ݐ �0 # 0\5 ݑ ݔ * ݦݑ *

Ayam bertelur sebutir pecah kabarnya ke seluruh negeri,

penyu bertelur beribu-ribu seorangpun tiada tahu.

The turtle lays thousands of eggs without anyone knowing, but

when the hen lays an egg, the whole country is informed.

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ݭݭݔ * ݫ ݫ ' Pݫ /0 * ،] ); ��0ݤݤݤݤݤݤݤݤݤݤݤݣݣݣݣݣݣݣݣݣݣݣVݥݥ ݑ ݒ ݦݑ ݒ ݐ ݭݓ * ݫ 0 ݫ ̂ ݦݑ * ݤݤݤ_ ݪݪݪݪݪݬݪݪݬݔ

Ayam terlepas, tangan bau tahi

The bad missed what he went after, but his deed wont be

forgoten.

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Bagai aur dengan tebing.

Like the bamboo and the river bank

ݤݤ cݤݤݤݣݣݣݣdݥݥݥݥݣݣݣVݥݥe ݒ I� B # 4f ݒ ݐ ݑ ݑ '( NݤݤVݥ=�g� 9 ݦݦݩݩݩݩݩݩݒ ݐ # 7 ݭݓ ݐ ݑ * ݫ ݫOrang mengantuk disorongkan bantal.

Getting your wildest dream come true.

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Bagai kuku dengan isi.

Like the fingernail and the flesh beneath it, each is dependent

on the other for their mutual survival.

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Bagai menghela menarik rambut dalam tepung, rambut jangan

putus, tepung jangan berserak

Like pulling a strand of hair out of flour , ensure that the hair

does not break and the flour won’t scatter. A difficult problem

may need painstaking effort to resolve.

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Like father like son /

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One’s use of language will show one’s breeding and culture.

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�Vݤݣݣݣݣ ݒ cݤ A -0 ݭݓ ݕ ݑ * ݫ t=0، A ݐ T ݫ -0 ݭݓ ݕ ݑ * ݫ ݤݤ ݫ cݤݤݤݣݣݣݣdݥݥݥݥݣݣݣVݥݥe ݒ A -0 ݭݓ ݕ ݑ * ݫ u ݤݤ� ݥd ݣݣ ݫ

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Banyak udang banyak garam, banyak orang banyak ragam.

We may share the same physical features, but what’s in our

hearts is never the same.

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A A ݐ ݑ - B # 7 ݑ ݪݭݔ ݑ =ݥݥݥ* ݧ ݔ ݐ ݧ ݫ ݫ ݫ ݫBapa borek anak rintik

The son will take after the father

w0 ݭݓ ݒ * ݫ # ݫ x By ݕ ݔ ݒ ݨݐ ݫ ݧ ، ݧ K� ��; � � ݓ ݔ ݔ

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A # ݐ ݑ - x By ݕ ݔ ݒ ݨݐ ݫ ݧ ; ݧ �ݤݤݤݤK ݤݤ= ݤݤݤݤݣݣ�� ݣݣݣ ݓ ݔ

Bapa kencing berdiri, anak kencing berlari.

When father urinates standing, the child will urinate running.

Small flaws in one generation become disastrous in the next.

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Berakit-rakit kehulu. Berenang-renang ketepian.

Better to suffer in the beginning for the pleasure later.

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A difficult task will be easier to accomplish with teamwork.

�ݭݓ ݫ ݫ } �0ݥݥݥݣݣݣݣݣ; ݫ #yݢ } ­ ݔ ݑ ݢ #yݢ ݭݓ � ،�|\�ݥݣݣݣ� ݔ ݑ �0ݢ ݫ ݤݤݤݤݤݤ ݐ �# ݣݣݣݣݣݣݣݣݣݣ; ݫ ­ݒ ݤݤݤݤݤݤݤݤ ݐ �# ݣݣݣݣݣݣݣݣݣݣݣݣݣݣ ݤݤݤ' ݭݭݭݭݭݭݔ - ݣݣݣ���u ݒ ݐ Bersakit-sakit dahulu, Bersenang-senang kemudian.

Better to suffer in the beginning for the pleasure later.

g; �� ݓ ݭݓ � �\�|�، ݤݤݤݤݤݤݤݤݤݤݤݤݤݤݤݤ� ݣݣݣݣݣݣݣݣݣݣݣݣݣݣݣݣݣݣݣݣݣݣݣݣݣݣݣ­�gݤݤݤݤݤݤݤݤݤݤݤݤݤݤݤ� ݣݣݣݣݣݣݣݣݣݣݣݣݣݣݣݣݣݣݣݣݣݣݣݣݣݣݣݣݣݣݣ ݫ ; ݫ ݤݤݤݤݤݤݤݤݤݤ ݐ �# ݤݤݤݣݣݣݣݣݣݣݣݣݣݣݣ ­ݒ ݤݤݤݤݤݤݤݤݤݤ ݐ �# ݣݣݣݣݣݣݣݣݣݣݣݣݣݣ ݤݤݤ' ݭݭݭݭݭݭݔ - ݣݣݣ�ݤݤ��u ݒ ݐ

Bersusah-susah dahulu, Bersenang-senang kemudian.

Facing difficulties in the beginning yields ease in the end.

W� Z ;ݣݣ* �ݭݓ ݦݦݑ ݒ ݫ ݫ � ݫ ' ݓ �# /0 �0 ݦݑ ݒ ݐ * # ݤݤݤݤݤ ݐ �' ݨݨݨݨݨݨݨݨݨݨݦݦݨݨݨݨݨݘ �ݥݥݥݥݥ ݑ ݔ * � �� �ݣݣݣ- �ݭݭݓ ݓ ݬݬݪݪݪݪݪݬݕ ݪݔ ݫBertepuk sebelah tangan tiada akan berbunyi

You can’t clap with one hand. There must be reciprocity in

commerce and in love.

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Biar ikut resmi padi, makin berisi makin tunduk

Just as the padi plant bends lower as it ripens, so too do those

who are more knowledgeable display greater humility.

IݥVݣݣ� # ݭݔ ݑ * ݫ ݭݓ ݫ ݫ C0# ��ݣݣ|5 ݫ #y ݔ ݓ ݒ �V0ݤ ;ݣݣ* �ݭݓ ݦݑ ݑ ݫ ݫ ݫ

Biduk lalu kiambang bertaut.

Like seaweed that clings to each other after passing boats

separate them, so a family will come together with the passing

of every crisis.

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Buat baik berpada-pada, buat jahat jangan sekali

Do good deeds but not excessively, avoid bad deeds

altogether.

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Bulat air kerana pembetung, bulat manusia kerana muafakat

As water is rounded up in a bamboo duct, people are united in

thoughts when they reach an agreement after a conference.

{� ݓ ݑ - � ݫ �ݣݣݣݣݣݣݣݣݣ ݤ ݪݭݭݔ ��ݤݤݤݤݤݤݤݤݤݤ #ݔ eݥݥVݥݥ �|� ݫ BL ،U ݒ ݓ � {� ݓ ݑ - ݑ �0T ݫ #ݔ eݥݥVݥݥ ݫ ) ݐ ݑ ݑ ����

Bulat air oleh pembuluh, bulat kata oleh muafakat.

The roundness of the water ripples is caused by the ladle, the

roundness of words is caused by agreement.

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Cakap siang lihat-lihat , cakap malam dengar-dengar

Be extra careful when speaking on sensitive matters.

S0C � ݓ ݣݣݣݣݣݣ- ݐ ݤݤݤݤݤ�� ݣݣ� ݫ ݥ�ݣݣݣݣ ݪݔ A r " Jݓ ݑ ݣݣݣ ݫ �5ݣݣݣݣ ݒ ݪݔ ݫ B } ݔ ݑ �7 # ݤݤc ݣݣݣݣ�ݓ rݐ �s ݓ �m ݒ ݔ ݑ ��ݣݣݣݣݣݣ� ݒ

Di mana bumi dipijak di situ langit dijunjung.

Loyalty and patriotism should lie in your own country.

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Di mana tumpahnya kuah kalau tak ke nasi?

Where pours the sauce if not on the rice?

ݔ *ݥݥ= ݥݥV ݥݣݣ� ݫ ' ݤݤ�0 ݫ ، 4f ݒ ݐ �ݣݣݣ/ S�� ? 7 #C ݐ ݑ ݔ ݐ ݒ ( ݐ A B0 ݔ ݑ � #y ،0 #y ݩݩݐ ݧ ݐ ݧ

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Durian dengan mentimun, menggolek kena, kena golek pun kena.

Whether the durian hits the cucumber or the other way

round, it’s going to be bad for the cucumber.

T ݐ ݐ t0� T ݓ 10 ݭݭݓ � ݓ 10 ، ݒ ��cݓ mݣݣݣݣ� ݫݤݤ IݥVݣݣ� #� J ݐ ݑ ݑ ݪݔ �0C � ݒ ݧ 4 ݩݩݩݩݒ � * ­ ݑ ݧ 4 ݩݩݩݩݒ * ݑ ݧ

Gajah sama gajah berjuang, pelanduk mati di tengah-tengah

When elephants fight, it’s the tiny mousedeer that gets

caught in between and dies. When two great powers fight , the

small and powerless will fall victim.

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ݩݩݩݩݩݘ �ݩݩݩݩ

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Garam di laut, asam di darat. Di dalam kuali bertemu juga.

Limes from dry land, salt from the sea. In the pot may meet

eventually.

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ݤ � S��0ݣݣݣݣݣT ݒ �ݭݭݓ y ݣݣݣ� ݫ ݐ

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Gigi dengan lidah ada kalanya bergigit juga

Sometimes, the teeth would bite the tongue. It is inevitable

for people who are close to each other to quarrel sometimes.

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ݭݭݔ * ݫ ݫ PݫHangat-hangat tahi ayam.

Hot like chicken shit. Temporary enthusiasm.

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��0 ݐ 0Cݣݣ�' J ݤݤݤݤݤ� ݒ ݪݪݔ Harapkan pegar, pegar makan padi.

Place your trust in the pheasant [to chase away other birds],

then the pheasant eats the rice. Applied to betrayal of trust

by those in positions of responsibility

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Hidup segan, mati tak mahu.

Afraid to live, unwilling to die.

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Vݥݥݣݣ dݤݤݤ ݤݤc ݣݣݣݣ ،ݒ ' m�\ 0- 5 ݓ ݐ ݩݑ * ݧ ݭݓ ݧ ݫ ݐ � * ݫ

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Hujan emas di negeri orang, hujan batu di negeri sendiri, Lebih

baik negeri sendiri.

Showers of gold in a foreign land are no better than a hail of

stones in your own

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Jika tidak dipecahkan ruyung, di mana boleh mendapat sagunya.

You can't get at the precious sago without first breaking the

bark. You can't make an omelette without breaking a few eggs.

No Pain No Gain!

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Jika ular menyusur akar, tiada akan hilang bisanya.

The snake that crawls among the roots would not lose its

venom. A nobleman would not debase him himself if he mixes

with the masses.

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ݩݩݩݩݘ �ݩݩݩݩݩ

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Kalah jadi abu, menang jadi arang.

Most conflicts are not a zero-sum game. The vanquished will

be reduced to ashes and the victor to charcoal.

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b��0ݣݣݣT 0L l�ݐ @# ݥݥb ݬݬݬݬݬݬݬݬݪݪ� � ݧ ݤ ݤݤݤ� ݑ ݥݥݣݣݣݣݣݣݣJ � ݧ cݣݣݣݣݣݣݣݣݣ� # Jݐ ݒ �ݣݣ ݧ ' ݒ ݧ O� ݭݓ ݒ ݒ * ݫ ݫ

Kalau gajah hendaklah dipandang gadingnya. kalau harimau

hendaklah dipandang belangnya

Look at an elephant for its tusks, a tiger for its stripes.

Look for evidence rather than hearsay.

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Kalau meluntur buluh, biarlah waktu rebong

To bend a bamboo, start when it's still a shoot. To mould a

person's character, begin when he's still young and

impressionable.

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� ݓ - Kalau menggenggam bara biar sampai jadi abu.

If you choose to hold a burning ember in your hand, hold fast

until it turns to ashes.

Something is worth doing that is worth doing well.

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ݩݩݩݩݘ �ݩݩݩݩݩ

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Kalau tak ada angin, takkan pokok bergoyang

the tree will not sway without a trace of wind. (I smell a rat (!

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ݩݩݘ ݩݩݩݩݩݩݩݩ

A �' ݑ ݑ �، - 5� ݨݨݨݨݨݨݨݨݨݨݨݨݦݦݨݨݘ ݐ �ݥݥݥݥݥ ZL l ݣݣ�0ݤݤ ݑ ݒ; �ݭݓ ݫ ݫ ݤc ݣݣݣݣd ݫ � ݒ ݐ =ݥݥ* ݧ � ݧ

Kalau tak ada berada, tak akan tempua bersarang rendah

If there is no reason, why would the tempua bird nest on the

low branches? There can't be smoke without fire.

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Kera di hutan disusukan, anak di rumah mati kelaparan.

Monkeys are nursed in the jungle, and the child dies of hunger

at home.

Applied for misplaced priorities, often deployed to devastating

effect by pro-development politicians.

,;�­ Iݣݣ�ݤݤݤ�� ݤݤ0 ݐ * ݑ �;, � ݪݪݪݪݬݔ Keras-keras kerak nasi.

Tough like burnt rice. Stubbornness that crumbles under

pressure.

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ݐ

، ݒ D E0 3 ݑ ݔ ݒ * ݩݩݐ * 0C ݓ 1 ݧ ̂ ݧ iݤݤݤ ݒ �J ݪݪݪݪݬݔ ݧ ݧ ݧ ݧ

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ݒ Dݔ Eݓ Fݐ " ݓ $ ݣݣݣݣݣݣ ݒ Kerbau di pegang talinya, jika manusia dipegang janjinya.

You hold on to a buffalo by its rope, you hold on to a person by

his or her promises.

ݭݔ ݒ * ݑ ��ݣݣݣݣ�ݤݤݤݤݤݤݤݤݤݤݤݣݣݣݣݣݣݣݣݣݣݣVݥݥ� ݫ P ݫ�� { J�� ݒ ݑ V�� T 0، ݐ ݤݤ ݑ ݪݪݔ @�0 � cݤݤݤݣݣݣݣdݥݥݥݥݣݣݣVݥݥe 0 ݒ J0 0\� ݔ ݒ �# ݑ *

Laut yang dalam dapat diduga, hati orang siapa tahu.

The deep sea can be fathomed, but who knows the hearts of

men. As Shakespeare would say: There is no art to find the

mind’s construction in the face.

# #� ݓ ݔ � ݭݓ * ݫ �I ݫ ݒ ݔ ݑ � �ݥݣݣݣ- # #A ݓ ݔ -0 ݭݓ ݕ ݑ * ݫ ' ݫ ݑ ݒ �;�. Lebih besar periuk lebih banyak keraknya.

The larger the pot, the more rice sticks to the bottom.

As income rises, so do costs; . Mo money, mo problems

� B #�|� ݥ= ݐ ݑ ݓ - U =0 ݫ # ݔ * ݭݓ ݫ ݫ ݤK �ݣݣ=ݥݥ ݫ ' ݥݥݥ= ݔ /� ݓ ݒ ݒ - Lentur buluh biar dari rebungnya.

Bend the bamboo while it is young

I� mݢ ݭݓ ݑ  ;ݤݣݣݣ�ݤݤݤݤݤݢ ݫ � ݫ J ݭݔ ݒ * ݒ ݫ ݤݤݤݤ� ��g ݫ ݪݪݪݪݪݬݔ

Merajuk pada yang sudi

Sulk with someone who cares. Sulking will get you nowhere

unless there is someone willing to comfort you.

ݤݤݤݤ�� ݤݤ0 ݐ * ݤݤݤ ��gU ݪݪݪݪݪݪݬݔ K�0ݣݣݣ �= ݓ ݪݔ 1 -� ݓ ݓ - Nasi sudah jadi bubur.

The rice has become porridge. The situation is irreversible.

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ݐ

ݤݪ � ݙ � ݪݬݬݪݪݔ ݫ ݫ ݫ ݭݔ * ݫ ݫ ݫ ݫ ،ݫ ݑ } yݢ �jݢ # ݔ * ݫ ݭݓ ݫ ݫ ݙ � ݫ ݫ �@0 ݑ ݪݔ �0C � ݔ K ݫ

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Orang yang menunggu perigi itu, bilakah ia mati dahaga ?

One who sits by the well will never go thirsty. So too would one

who mixes with the learned or the rich will never be wanting of

knowledge or wealth.

ݤݤ IݥVݣݣ� #� J ݐ ݑ 0ݣݣ�' ݒ ݧ J�| ݦݒ ݐ �; ݭݓ ݑ ¡ ݫ ݫ ، ݫ � 0 # ݑ ݒ ݔ * ;� ݑ ݧ ݭݓ ݑ ¡ ݫ ݫ �0 ݫ # 0ݣݣ�' ݑ ݔ * J�| ݤݤ ݦݒ ݐ IݥVݣݣ� #� J ݐ ݑ ݒ ݧ

Pelanduk lupakan jerat tetapi jerat tiada lupakan pelanduk

The mousedeer may forget the snare, but the snare does not

forget the mousedeer. We may forget a misdeed to others,

but there’s no assurance that the other will similarly forget.

I� m� 0 ݒ ݕ ݑ . # # P ݕ ݔ ݑ �ݣݣ$ V� �� #C ݤݤ ݑ * ݐ ݒ Pucuk dicita ulam mendatang.

A sleepy head being shoved a pillow.

~��� A ݒ . �ݤݤݤ ݐ ݑ �- ��ݣݣݣݣݣݣ # ݐ ݭݭݭݭݭݭݭݪݭݔ �7 7 ݔ ݧ #C ݐ ݐ � B ݑ Pukul anak sindir menantu

Hitting your daughter to spite your daughter-in-law.A kind of

back-handed attack on someone close.

dC� B ݑ � � ݓ t0� > ? ݤݤ� ݑ � ، @0 ݔ ݑ @# ݤ' ݪݭݭݭݭݭݔ - ݣݣݣ�� ݪݪݔ ݤ' ݪݭݭݭݭݭݔ - ݣݣݣ��ݣݣݣݣݣ ­ݐ ݐ Rambut sama hitam , hati lain-lain

The same black hair, but different hearts. The more people

there are, there will certainly be greater diversity.

��gU {@0 =ݥݥVݤCݤݤ J ݒ ݑ � �ݣݣݣ- �ݭݭݓ ݓ ݤݤݤݤݤݤ� ݬݬݪݪݪݪݪݬݕ � ݫ ݪݔ Rumah sudah pahat berbunyi

Even though the house is completed the chisel still sounds. A

job may be finished but the criticisms over it never do.

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Sarang tabuan jangan dijolok

Don’t poke a hornet’s nest.

ݔ ��ݥݥݥݥݥݣݣݣݣݣݣݣ* ݫ ݫ ݭݫ } ݭݭݭݭݫ #n ݔ ݣݣݣݣݣݣݣ* ݥݥݥݥݥ�� ݣݣݣݣ­ ݔ ݑ ݫ ݫ ݭݫ } ݭݭݭݭݫ #n 0ݤ ݔ ݑC0ݤ­��ݥݣݣݣݣݣݣCݤݤݤ ��ݥݣݣݣݣݣݣ K�0ݣݣݣ � ݓ ݪݔ 1 ݓ - } ݫ #y ݔ ݑ

Sedikit-sedikit lama-lama jadi bukit

A little effort in time makes a hill ,

ݤ K0=ݥq¢ ݔ � QL£� ݭݓ # ݫ ݭݓ ݐ ݒ * ݫ ݤݤݤ ��ݥݣݣݣݣݣݣ0Cݤ­��ݥݣݣݣݣݣݣ0Cݤ ݫ K�0ݣݣݣ ' ݓ ݪݔ 1 -0T ݪݭݔ ݐ Sehari selembar benang lama-lama jadi kain.

A thread woven eventually becomes cloth.

Incremental efforts do make a difference as the benefits

accumulate..

ݤݤݤ� ݑ ݣݣ� � ݒ �¤ �|' ݪݔ ݓ ݐ - 0- ݫ ݩݩݑ 1 ݧ # *W =ݥݥݥݥ �U ݓ ݧ ݓ ݫ ݔ ݫ ݫ ݤݤ0 ݫSeperti bulan jatuh ke riba.

Having the moon fall on your lap.

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Sudah dapat gading bertuah, tanduk tidak berguna lagi

If you've gained posession of the prized ivory, the humble

horn is no longer worthy. The opportunist will discard what he

has when a better alrernative comes along.

�H ݤݤݤ̂ ݓ ¦ ݪݪݪݪݔ " ݪݪݪݪݓ 7 � ݣݣݣݣ = ݦݑ * �ݪݪݪݪݬݬݪݪݔ ݤݤc ݤݣݣݣ� ݒ U 08� f Z ݬݔ ، =ݥݥݥ- ݒ Telur sebiji, riuh sekampung.

A single egg, a village in uproar. Making a big deal over a small

accomplishment.

I� Z ݒ ݑ * � ݑ ݧ �ݤݣݣݣݣݣݣݣݣݣ ݪݭݭݔ ��ݤݤݤݤݤݤݤݤݤݤV� � ݒ A B �ݣݣݣݣݣ� �ݣݣݣݣݣ$ �ݐ �# � ��W ݑ ݒ ݬݬݕ ݔ ݑ ݧ ݤݧ Kݤݤݣݣݣ� �ݔ �ݣݣݣݣݣݣݣ ݭݭݭݭݭݭݭݔ ݫ

Tepuk air di dulang terpercik di muka sendiri

Some things we do can backfire. Smack a tray of water and

you get to wash your face!

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ݩݩݩݩݩݘ �ݩݩݩݩ

� *V ݣݣ ݐ Vݤݤ= ݥ، ] ); �ݒ ݑ ݧ ݧ �=ݥVݤ- ݑ � 0Tݣݣݣݣ ݧ ݤݤݓ I ݑ J ݤݤ\' ݥݣݣݣݣݣݣݣ� ݒ ݒ

Terlepas perahu boleh undur, terlepas kata buruk padahnya.

A boat past the dock can be reversed, but words past the lips

are a disaster forever.

W� Z S0 ��� � ݦݑ ݒ * � ݔ ��Q ݦݑ ݒ * � Tepuk dada tanya selera.

Tap your chest and ask its pleasure. Do as you please.

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5 ݥ= ��ݥݥV ݣݣ m0 ݭݓ ݓ * ݫ ݙ � ݫ ݫ ݫ ݫ ݔ *ݫ ݫ ݭݭݫ ݫ S�0 ݑ )�� ݫ ݭݓ ݐ * ݫ ݐ �# ݫ ݤK ݤݤݣݣ� ݭݭݭݭݭݭݭݔ � ݣݣݣݣݣݣݣ�ݧ ݔ Ukur baju ikut badan sendiri.

Measure your clothes to fit your own body.

Live within your means.