Peribahasa+Indonesia

A

 * __"Ada asap ada api." __
 * Where there is smoke, there is fire
 * Meaning: There's a cause of everything.
 * __"Ada gula ada semut." __
 * Where there is sugar, there are ants
 * Meaning: People tend to be attracted to what most benefits them
 * __"Ada udang di balik batu." __
 * There is a shrimp behind the stone
 * Meaning: There is a hidden motive behind an act
 * __"Air beriak tanda tak dalam." __
 * Water with ripple is shallow
 * Meaning: People with much ado usually don't know much/shallow
 * "__Air cucuran jatuhnya ke pelimbahan juga."__
 * Water drips from the roof will eventually go to the reservoir
 * Meaning similar to "Like father like son" or "An apple never falls far from the tree"
 * __<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">"Air dicincang tak putus." __
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Water minced will not get separated.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Meaning: Like the seaweed that clings to each other after each passing boat separates them, so too a family will come together with the passing of each crisis.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">See also: "Biduk lalu kiambang bertaut."
 * __<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">"Air susu dibalas dengan air tuba." __
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Milk is repaid with poison
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Meaning: A good deed that is repaid by a bad deed
 * __<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">"Air tenang menghanyutkan." __
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Still water runs deep.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Meaning: Never underestimate a quiet person, for he may have qualities that belie his quiet nature.
 * __<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">"Air tenang jangan disangka tiada buaya" __
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Never think that still water doesn't have crocodiles.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Meaning: Never take for granted a peaceful outlook since danger may lurk beneath.
 * __<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">"Anak dipangku dilepaskan, beruk di rimba disusukan." __
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">A child in the lap is let go, a monkey from the forest is nursed instead.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Meaning: Changing priorities.
 * __<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">"Alah bisa karena biasa." __
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Practice makes perfect.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Meaning: If we do a lot of practice we can do a good job.


 * __<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">"Anjing menggonggong, kafilah tetap berlalu." __
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">The dogs are barking, the caravan moves on
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Meaning: Useless protest, critic, or sarcasm.
 * __<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">"Asam di gunung, garam di laut bertemu dalam satu belanga." __
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Tamarind in the mountain, salt in the sea meet in a cauldron.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Tamarind and salt are two of the most important and frequently used spices in Indonesia.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Meaning: Even things that are far apart can meet as one. Usually used to settle differences between two rivalries or to express a relationship from two very different entities. Or, in the context of match-making, even two persons of different backgrounds / from distant places can meet and eventually get married.

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 * __<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">"Bagai air di daun talas." __
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">As if water on talas leaf.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Daun talas has a thin waxy layer and therefore is waterproof.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Meaning: Two things that never get along.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Sometimes used for a person who does not have a firm conviction.
 * __<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Bagai aur dengan tebing __
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Like the bamboo and the river bank
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Meaning: Each is dependent on the other for their mutual survival.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">See also: "Bagai kuku dengan isi".
 * __<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">"Bagai kerakap di atas batu, hidup segan mati tak mau." __
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">As if kerakap leaf on a rock, unwilling to live, unwilling to die.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Kerakap is a wide leaf of sirih tree and is extraordinarily resilient and long lasting. However, as with other leafs, once it's plucked off from the tree, it's bound to die.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Meaning: Fighting a losing battle.
 * __<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">"Bagai kuku dengan isi." __
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Like the fingernail and the flesh beneath.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Meaning: Each is dependent on the other for their mutual survival.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">See also: "Bagai aur dengan tebing".
 * __<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">"Bagai makan buah simalakama." __
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">As if eating Simalakama fruit.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">The story says that if one is presented with the fruit of Simalakama: If he eats it, his father would die, otherwise his mother would die instead.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Meaning: In a no-win situation where all the possible solutions present has terrible consequence(s).


 * __<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">"Bagai mendapat durian runtuh." __
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">As if receiving falling durian fruits.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Meaning: When a durian tree is already ripe and sweet, many of the durians will fall to the ground. This proverb refers to someone who has suddenly gained much wealth.
 * __<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">"Bagai menatang minyak yang penuh." __
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Like carrying a cupful of oil.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Meaning: A person who is extremely cautious in doing something. Often used to describe one's love for a child.
 * __<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">"Bagai pungguk merindukan bulan." __
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Like an owl craving for the moon.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Meaning: A person who wish for something impossible.
 * __<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">"Bagai telur diujung tanduk." __
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">As an egg on the tip of a horn.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Meaning: In a very critical situation as the egg will soon tip-over and fall.
 * __<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">"Bagaikan air dengan minyak." __
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Like water and oil.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Meaning: Does not mix well together.
 * __<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">"Berakit-rakit ke hulu, berenang-renang ke tepian. Bersakit-sakit dahulu, bersenang-senang kemudian." __
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Rafting up the stream, swimming to its edge. Getting pains first, having fun next."
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Often, both couplet are cited. Sometimes just the first couplet. Rafting up the stream signifies arduous effort, swimming (downhill) is the fun and easy part.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Meaning: No pain no gain.
 * __<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">"Berat sama dipikul, ringan sama dijinjing." __
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Heavy we shoulder together, light we hand-carry together.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Meaning: Collaboration, sharing of burden irrespective of the weight.
 * __<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">"Bermain air basah, bermain api hangus." __
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Playing with water, wet. Playing with fire, burned.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Meaning: Every action has its consequences.
 * __<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">"Bersakit-sakit dahulu bersenang-senang kemudian." __
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">The second couplet of "Berakit-rakit ke hulu, berenang-renang ke tepian."
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Meaning: No pain no gain.
 * __<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">"Bersatu kita teguh, bercerai kita runtuh." __
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">United we stand, divided we fall
 * __<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">"Besar pasak dari pada tiang." __
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">The peg is greater than the stake
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">In camping, pegs for the camp should be smaller than the stakes. It would be a waste if we make the pegs greater than the stakes.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Meaning: Expense is bigger than income.
 * __<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">"Biduk lalu kiambang bertaut." __
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Hull gets past seaweed gets together again.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Meaning: Like the seaweed that clings to each other after each passing boat separates them, so too a family will come together with the passing of each crisis.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">See also: "Air dicincang tak putus"
 * __<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">"Buruk muka cermin dibelah." __
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Ugly face, the mirror is split.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Meaning: Blaming the wrong reason/cause or creating a scapegoat.

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 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">"Dimana ada kemauan, di situ ada jalan."
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Where there is a will, there is a way
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">"Dimana bumi dipijak, disitu langit dijunjung."
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Wherever we stand, we have to hold the sky
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Meaning: Wherever we live, we must observe the local custom.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">"Dimana tak da lang, aku lah lang, kata belalang."
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Where there are no eagles, I am the one, said the grasshopper.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Here's a rhyming play in the proverb. The first and second "lang" are Eagle = Elang, which rhymes with Grasshopper = Belalang.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Meaning: Where's no top dogs, underdogs will be seen as one.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">"Duduk sama rendah, tegak sama tinggi."
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Sitting the same low, standing the same height
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Meaning: Equality, emancipation.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">"Dunia tak selebar daun kelor."
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">The world isn't as wide as kelor leaves.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Meaning: The opposite of It's A Small World.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Usually to comfort a broken heart, suggesting "Hey, there are still plenty of girls/guys out there."

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 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">"Gajah bertarung lawan gajah, pelanduk mati di tengah-tengah."
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Elephants wage war against elephants, deers die in the midst
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Meaning: When prominent persons fights, commoners would suffer.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">"Gajah di pelupuk mata tak tampak, semut diseberang lautan tampak."
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">An elephant on the eyelid can't be seen, but an ant on the other side of the sea can.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Meaning: An egoistic person can't realize his/her own mistakes, but can always find mistakes of others
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">"Gajah mati meninggalkan gadingnya, macan mati meninggalkan belangnya, manusia mati meninggalkan namanya."
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">An elephant dies leaves its tusk, a tiger dies leaves its stripes, a person dies leaves his/her name.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Meaning: Someone will be remembered by his/her accolades.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">"Guru kencing berdiri, murid kencing berlari."
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">The teacher urinates while standing, the pupil urinates while running."
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Meaning: A junior will always mimic/do what the senior does.

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 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">"Habis manis sepah dibuang."
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Literally: Habis = Finished, Manis = Sweet, Sepah = Tasteless, Dibuang = Thrown away.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Illustrated when someone is enjoying sugar canes: After the sweet part is finished and becomes tasteless, the cane is thrown away.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Meaning: We only call our friends if we need help, and we don't help our friends in need (egoistic act)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">"Hati gajah sama dilapah, hati tungau sama dicecah"
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Translation: An elephant is still an elephant when flayed; a flea is still a flea if you proke at it.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Meaning: You get what you get - if you get a lot of something, then you have a lot, if you get a small amount of something, you only have a small amount.

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 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">"Ingin hati memeluk gunung, apa daya tangan tak sampai."
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Translation: The will of the heart is to hug the mountain, but the arm is not long enough.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Meaning: This proverb is often used to illustrate a person who does not have enough resources to do/accomplish his goal/wish.

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 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">"Jadilah kumbang, hidup sekali di taman bunga, jangan jadi lalat, hidup sekali di bukit sampah."
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Be a bee, lived once in a flowery garden, not a fly, lived once in heaps of garbage.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Meaning: Live a good and useful life.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">"Jadilah orang pandai bagai padi yang merunduk."
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Be a smart man, like drooping paddy.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Paddy droops more as it matures since its kernel is getting heavier.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Meaning: To be a smart man you need to be humble. Or: A smart man is usually humble. See Tong kosong nyaring bunyinya.

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 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">"Kacang lupa kulitnya."
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Translation: A nut forgets its shell
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">This proverb is often used to illustrate a person who forgets where he/she come from (e.g. hometown, family, heritage, etc.)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">"Kalah jadi abu, menang jadi arang."
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Translation: Loser becomes ashes, winner becomes (burnt) coal.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">This proverb is often used to illustrate a lose/lose situation, where both winner and loser gain nothing from the conflict.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">"Kalau tak ingin terlimbur pasang, jangan berumah di tepi laut."
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">If you don't want to get flooded, don't build a house next to the sea.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">"Kalo di hutan tak ada singa, beruk rabun bisa menjadi raja."
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">If there were no lion in the jungle, a blind monkey can be king.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">"Karena mulut badan binasa."
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Because of the mouth the body is destroyed.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">"Karena nila setitik, rusak susu sebelanga."
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">One drop of indigo stains the whole cauldron of milk.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">The word "indigo" here means something like ink.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Meaning: one ill behaviour may cause others to forget the kindness we've done.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">"Kasih anak sepanjang galah, kasih ibu sepanjang jalan."
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">The love from a child is as long as a stick, the love from a mother is as long as a road
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Meaning: A mother's love is neverending
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">"Ke gunung sama mendaki, ke lurah sama menurun."
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Together we climb the mountain, together we climb down the hill
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Meaning: Together in good and bad times
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">"Keluar mulut harimau, masuk mulut buaya."
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Out from the tiger's mouth, into the crocodile's mouth.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Meaning: To describe a person who has just gotten out from a precarious situation just to get into another precarious situation.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">"Kemarau setahun dihapuskan hujan sehari."
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">A year of dry season (summer) is erased by a day of rain
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Meaning: A long dispute has been forgoten by love, or sometimes a long time of goodness has been forgotten by one badness.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">"Kepala boleh panas, tetapi hati harus tetap dingin."
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Head can be heated but heart must stay cool.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Meaning: No matter how stressed or angry we are, we have to solve a problem with rationale.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Meaning: A dispute can only be resolved by discussing the problem openly and coolly.


 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">"Kepala sama hitam, isi hati siapa tahu."
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">The hair is all colored the same (black in this case), but no one will know the inside of one's heart
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Meaning: A different way of thingking in every person

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 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">"Lain ladang lain belalang, lain lubuk lain ikannya."
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Different fields have different insect, different ponds have different fish.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Meaning: Different people have different personality.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Meaning: Different background means different thinking.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Meaning: Different culture means different custom.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">"Lancar kaji karena diulang, lancar jalan karena ditempuh."
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">We spell fluently because we keep repeating it. We know the route because we pass it often.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Meaning: Be dilligent in learning.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">"Lebih baik satu burung ditangan dari pada sepuluh burung dipohon."
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Better one bird in the hand than 10 birds on the tree.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Meaning: Better something than nothing.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">"Lempar batu sembunyi tangan."
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Throw a stone but hide the hand.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Meaning: Someone who doesn't want to be responsible for his/her doing.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">"Luka di kaki, sakit seluruh badan."
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">A pain in the feet, the whole body feels it.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Meaning: To describe a unity of a society.

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 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">"Malu bertanya, sesat di jalan."
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Embarrassed to ask will result in getting lost.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Meaning: Asking question is the only way to learn
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">"Mati satu tumbuh seribu."
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">One dead replaced by one thousand.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Used to describe the undying spirit of a movement (for instance during the struggle for independence)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Also: "Gugur satu tumbuh seribu." The word 'gugur' means similar as 'mati' (die), but it usually relates only with dead leaves (when a leaf dries it will fall from its tree) or somebody who dies in honour, like the heroes. Thus, "Gugur satu tumbuh seribu" sounds more patriotic than "Mati satu tumbuh seribu."
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">"Memancing di air keruh."
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Fishing in a murky water.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Meaning: Taking advantage of a murky/confusing situation.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">"Memang lidah tidak bertulang."
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">The tongue indeed has no bone.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Meaning: To describe, with disgust, a person who has no principle, who kept changing what he/she says, who is a big time liar.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">"Menang jadi arang, kalah jadi abu."
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Meaning: To describe a no win situation
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Same as: Bagai makan buah simalakama.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">See: Kalah jadi abu, menang jadi arang
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">"Mengharap burung terbang tinggi, punai di tangan dilepaskan."
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Meaning: Expecting something bigger, and we let go what we already have.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Example: A gamble who gamble away his paycheck expecting to win big but ends up with nothing.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">"Mengharapkan hujan turun, air di tempayan ditumpahkan."
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Eager for the rain to fall, water already stored is thrown away.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Same as: Mengharap burung terbang tinggi, punai di tangan dilepaskan
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">"Menuhuk kawan seiring menggunting dalam lipatan."
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">To punch a comrade, to cut inside a fold.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Meaning: To describe a traitor (or traitorous acts)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">"Merdeka atau mati."
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Freedom or death.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Meaning: We have to fight for our freedom as long as it takes, and we shall not mind the death following our struggle for independence.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">That is a very common motto in Indonesian wars against the Dutch colonialisation, usually written "Merdeka ataoe mati", because at that time, 'u' was still written as 'oe', just like the current 'y' was 'j', the 'j' was 'dj', and the 'c' was 'tj'.

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 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">"Nasi telah menjadi bubur."
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">The rice has become porridge
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Meaning: Describe, usually with regret, something that has already happenned and is irreversible.

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 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">"Panas mentari di kepala orang banyak, panas hati dirasa sendiri."
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">The heat of the sun is felt by everybody, the heat in the heart can only be felt by oneself.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Meaning: There is no point of nurturing a contempt/hate/anger inside us. Just let it go!
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">"Patah tumbuh hilang berganti."
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Whatever broken will grow back, whatever lost will be replaced.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Meaning: There will be a replacement for everything.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Usually is used to describe the undying spirit of a movement (for instance, during the struggle for independence.)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Similar to: Mati satu tumbuh seribu.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">"Pikir dahulu pendapatan, sesal kemudian tidak berguna."
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Thinking first is an asset, regret later is useless.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Meaning: Think everything carefully before committing yourself because there is no point for regretting it later.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">"Pikir itu pelita hati."
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Thought is the light of the heart
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Meaning: Think!
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">"Pucuk dicinta ulam tiba."
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Meaning: To get something one silently expects/wishes for.

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 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">"Rajin pangkal pandai."
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Meaning: diligence is the beginning of brilliance
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">"Rumput tetangga selalu lebih hijau."
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">The neighbour's lawn/grass is always greener.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Meaning: we are never satisfied with our posessions.

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 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">"Sambil menyelam minum air."
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Drink water while diving
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Meaning: Do two things at one go
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">"Sejelek-jelek pemimpin pasti punya anak buah, sebaik-baik pemimpin pasti punya musuh."
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">No matter how bad a leader is he/she will have followers, no matter how good a leader is he/she will have enemies.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Meaning: There is always someone who loves you, and someone who hates you.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">"Sekali lancung ke ujian, seumur hidup orang tak percaya."
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Once a person cheats in an exam, forever people will distrust him.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Meaning: Once you lost the trust of someone, it is almost impossible to gain it back.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">"Sekali merengkuh dayung, dua tiga pulau terlampaui."
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">One stroke at the paddle, two and three islands have passed.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Meaning: Do multiple tasks at one go.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">"Sekali bah, sekali pantai berubah"
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Once there is a flood, the beach will change
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Meaning: A change of event such as the death of a leader, will lead to other changes.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Same as: Sambil menyelam minum air.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">"Sepandai-pandai tupai meloncat, akhirnya jatuh juga."
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">No matter how smart a squirrel can jump, it will fall eventually.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Meaning: No matter how smart a person is, eventually he/she will make a mistake.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">"Seperti katak dalam tempurung."
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Like a frog trapped under a coconut shell
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Meaning: No experience, narrow minded (but acts as if he knows everything)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">"Seperti katak hendak jadi lembu."
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">The story says of a frog that wants to be as big as a cow by inflating itself. In the end, its body bursts open and the frog dies.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Meaning: Someone who expect to become someone that beyond him.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Meaning: Someone who wish/expect something impossible.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Similar with: Bagai pungguk merindukan bulan
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">"Seperti pinang dibelah dua."
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Like a halved pinang.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Pinang is a tree with very straight up trunk, similar to the banana tree.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Meaning: Like a twin, very similar (in appearance)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Humorous: "Seperti pinang dibelah dua dengan kapak". The literal meaning is like pinang halved with an axe. Idiomatically, it means two things that are quite different (because you can never halve a pinang with an axe neatly).
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">"Setajam-tajam pisau, masih lebih tajam lidah."
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">No matter how sharp a knife gets, a tongue is even sharper.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Meaning: Be careful of what you say as it can hurt more (feelings) than a knife
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">"Setinggi-tingginya bangau terbang, akhirnya ke pelimbahan juga."
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">No matter how high a crane flies, it will fall into the pit eventually.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Meaning: No matter how successful a person is, he/she will experience some bad things too.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">"Sudah jatuh, tertimpa tangga pula."
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">A person slips, and a ladder falls on him.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Meaning: All the bad things seems to happen at the same time.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">To describe a very unlucky person who has been having an unlucky streak.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">"Surga di telapak kaki ibu."
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Heaven is on the bottom of mother's foot.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Meaning: A person who loves/cares about their mother is doing the best deed.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">This is also a reference to the saying of Prophet Mohammad of the same meaning, explaining the position of Mother in Islamic belief.

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 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">"Tak ada gading yang tak retak."
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">There are no ivory that is not cracked.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Meaning: Nothing is perfect in this world.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">"Tak ada rotan, akar pun jadi."
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">No rattans, roots will do.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Meaning: If you are desperate, you must not be choosy.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">"Tak bisa menari dikatakan lantai yang berjungkit."
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Cannot dance but blame the floor as uneven.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Meaning: Blaming the wrong reason. Looking for a scapegoat.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Same as: Buruk rupa cermin dibelah.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">"Tong kosong nyaring bunyinya."
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">An empty drum gives good sound.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Meaning: A person who talks a lot usually is empty inside (of knowledge).
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">"Tua-tua keladi, makin tua makin menjadi nakal."
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Older, worser
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Meaning: Older but instead of getting wiser, one gets naughtier.