Idiom Meaning of Simpulan Bahasa

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Ambil hati 1. If you feel ambil hati, the idiom meaning is, someone has offended you.

Jangan menyindir seorang menteri ; jika beliau ambil hati, kita yang susah nanti.
Don't make fun of a minister; if he is offended, we will be in trouble.

Ambil hati 2. To please someone.

Ibu sudi ambil panjang kesilapan adik kerana adik pandai ambil hati beliau.
Mom is willing to forgive brother because he knows how to please her.

Ambil panjang 1. To make a matter long and time consuming; 2) To forgive.

*Wan lists only the idiom meaning of ambil panjang, because it is an interesting comparison with the general meaning of ambil panjang literally considering the length. There are no sentences because this simpulan bahasa is rarely used.

Anak angkat Adopted child.

Onn Jaafar ialah anak angkat Sultan Johor.
Onn Jaafar was the adopted son of the Sultan of Johor.

Anak baju baju dalam

Don Bernstine berjaya membida sehelai anak baju yang pernah dipakai oleh Hendrix dalam persembahannya.
Don Bernstine successfully bid an under garment worn by Hendrix in his performances.

Examples of traditional "anak baju."

Anak bongsu The youngest child.

Anak bongsu kami baru belajar merangkak.
Our youngest child has just learnt to crawl.

Anak buah 1. A person who is considered a countryman or part of a family. Maybe that's why this idiom meaning usually refers to nephew/niece.

Lebih 1,000 penyokong pasukan bola sepak Terengganu dijangka hadir di Kedah bagi memberikan sokongan kepada anak buah Yunus Alif.

It is anticipated more than 1,000 supporters of Terengganu football team will show up in Kedah to support their countryman, Yunus Alif.

We often see this kind of messages through radio and mass media:

Norizan mengirim salam istimewa untuk mak, ayah, adik-beradik, ipar-ipar dan juga anak-anak buah.
Norizan sends special regards to mom, dad, siblings, in-laws, also nephews and nieces.

Anak buah 2. Team member or subordinate.

"Anak-anak buah saya agak letih setelah mengharungi perlawanan demi perlawanan dalam masa yang singkat", kata jurulatih pasukan bola sepak itu.
" Members of my team are quite tired after playing matches after matches within a short period," said the football team coach.

Anak buah 3. Crew of a vessel or airplane. The idiom meaning is the same as anak kapal.

Seorang anak buah kapal motor dihukum penjara 15 tahun akibat menyeludup 955 kilogram sabu-sabu.
A crew member of a motor boat is sentenced to 15 years imprisonment for smuggling 955 kilograms of sabu-sabu.

Anak dagang Dagang is foreign so the idiom meaning of anak dagang is a foreigner who settles down at your place.

Anak dagang yang terpaksa mencari rezeki di sini janganlah dipandang rendah.
Don't dispise foreigners who have to come here to seek employment.

Anak emas 1. A slave's child who is adopted by his master; A child who is adopted by an expatriate.

Anak emas 2. One who is shown favouritism by the employer or more commonly the parents' favourite child.

Sarimah menyangkal dakwaan bahawa dia ialah anak emas Astro apabila satu demi satu tawaran pengacaraan diterimanya.
Sarimah denies claims that she is Astro TV's favourite talk show hostess when she is offered to host one show after another.

Anak hitam The seventh child.

Anak kandung One's own child.

Lelaki itu membuat ujian DNA untuk membuktikan anak kecil itu ialah anak kandungnya.
The man conducted a DNA test to prove that the toddler is his own child.

Anak kapal Same as anak buah 3.

Anak kembar Kembar is twin, but kembar may also refer to triplets or...more born at the same time.

Seorang ibu muda yang baru bersalin tidak menyangka dia mendapat anak kembar tiga.
A young mother who has just given birth did not expect to have triplets.

Anak negeri People of a land, the natives.

Satu contoh perkhidmatan kerajaan ialah " sistem pinjaman pendidikan tinggi anak-anak negeri Perak."
An example of government service is " higher educational loan for the people of Perak."

Di Sabah, terdapat tuduhan tentang sesetengah orang yang tidak layak diberikan sijil anak negeri.
In Sabah, there are allegations concerning people who are not entitled to be issued with the Anak Negeri certificate.

Anak ngah The second child.

*As for Malay idiom meaning pertaining to the order of siblings, ngah is more commonly used.

Anak sulung ibubapa saya ialah Pak cik long kepada anak-anak buah manakala anak ngah mereka menjadi Pak cik Ngah.
My parents' eldest son is the eldest uncle of nephews and nieces whereas their second son is the second uncle.

Anak panjang The fifth child.

Anak piatu A child whose BOTH parents have passed away...please take note there is a difference between anak piatu and anak yatim.

Puteri lilin dianiayai oleh ibu tirinya setelah dia menjadi anak piatu.
Snow White was mistreated by her stepmother after both her parents passed away.

Anak-pinak Progeny

Projek yang diperoleh oleh anak-pinak menteri itu menjadi buah mulut.
Projects awarded to the minister's progeny became topic of conversation.

Anak putih The sixth child.

Anak semang A person who works for you in return for your food and shelter.

Wan terpaksa menjadi anak semang sewaktu merantau di negara atas angin.
Wan had to work for her host in return for food and shelter while traveling in a Western country.

: ( orang miskin~~

Anak sulung Firstborn

Anak tiri Step children ; to treat one as a step child in Bahasa Malaysia is to mistreat.

Perdana Menteri yang berkahwin lagi menerima kehadiran dua anak perempuan tiri dengan hati yang terbuka.
The remarried Prime Minister gladly accepts the presence of two step daughters.

Ada mangsa banjir yang menjadi anak tiri dan ada juga dilayan seperti anak emas.
Some flood victims were mistreated while some were treated well.

Anak tunggal The only child.

Anak wang Interest imposed on borrowed money.

Bank memberi sedikit bunga wang tetapi mengutip banyak anak wang.
Banks give out little interests for deposits but collect a lot of interests on loans. : ))))

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