Malay Idioms Dictionary

Simpulan Bahasa Be - Bu

Malay Idioms Dictionary online for Simpulan Bahasa considered the simplest form of Malay proverbs Peribahasa usually consisting of only two words.

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Berbadan dua A pregnant woman has another body of a little baby inside her womb.

Dulu, kerjaya ialah segala-galanya. Sejak berbadan dua beliau amalkan rehat dan santai.
Before, career was everything. Ever since she is pregnant, she rests and relaxes.

Bergolok bergadai A duplicated form of gadai for pawning.

Agak aneh, hedonisme Akademi Fantasia hanya ‘melanda’ segelintir masyarakat yang sanggup bergolok-bergadai untuk mengundi calon pilihan mereka.
Strangely, hedonism for Akademi Fantasia only affects a part of society which is willing to pawn in order to vote for their chosen contestant.

Beri jalan To show the way to settle a matter.

Mungkin anda lebih arif dalam soal ini dan dapat beri jalan
Maybe you are wiser in this aspect and could show the way to deal with it.

Beri muka To spoil. Apparently by 'giving too much face'.

Ibubapa jangan terlalu beri muka kepada anak, jika tidak mereka akan menjadi berat tulang.
Parents don't spoil children, otherwise they will turn out to be lazy persons.

Besar hati Pleased. I suppose when you are happy, there's plenty of room in your heart.

Norazleen melahirkan rasa terharu dan besar hati terhadap pengorbanan ibunya.
Norazleen expressed that she was touched and pleased with the sacrifices her mother made.

Besar kepala Too stubborn to heed advice.

Menteri Pendidikan menegur ibu bapa yang terlalu beri muka kepada anak sehingga mereka bersikap besar kepala.
The Education Minister reprimands parents who thoroughly spoilt their children until the kids become too stubborn to listen to anyone.

Besar mulut Boastful

Parti Nazi pernah besar mulut tentang kebolehannya menakluki seluruh dunia.
The Nazi Party boasted about its ability to conquer the whole world.

Besar perut Same as berbadan dua.

Betul bendul As straight as a cross beam of the house, referring to a naively honest person, that is sometimes not intelligent.

Cuma sebilangan polis saja yang betul bendul apabila terima arahan.--Surat terbuka tentang polis diperkudakan oleh politikus.
Only some police are so innocently obedient when receiving orders--An open letter about police being used by politicians.

"Bendul yang memanjang di bawah tangga dan di atas tiang." --Malay Idioms Dictionary

Biang keladi Main yam. You use the tuber to plant a yam. From that main tuber, biang keladi , springs the new yam plant. Actually the tubers of most species of yams are poisionous to humans. Maybe that's why the main tuber is used to symbolise the source of evil.

America Syarikat Biang Keladi Kerusuhan di Timur Tengah ...
The United States of America is the source of evil in the Middle East...
--That's how Malaysian press usually portrays the US.

Bidan tarik A midwife who is dragged to an emergency job. So this is something that has to be done abruptly.

Pemain bidan terjun, Chan Chong Ming yang turun sebagai pemain perseorangan meraih mata ketiga negara .
The player who is called last minute, Chan Chong Ming went down as a single player and collected the third point for the national team.

Bidan terjun A midwife who has to plunge into the job. Same as above.

Midwife Discreetly Helps ... Buy From Art.com "Bidan tarik dan terjun yang asli" --Malay Idioms Dictionary Bintang hati The star of your heart is the same is belahan hati. Bintang terang When your star shines upon you, you are lucky. Seandainya seseorang itu berbintang terang, impiannya akan menjadi kenyataan. If a person is lucky, all his wishes will come true. Bodoh sepat Sepat is a fresh water fish famous for its refusal to be baited in the saying: " bodoh-bodoh sepat, tak makan pancing emas" which means even a dumb person knows how to choose what is best for himself. So a person who appears to be as "dumb" as a sepat, pretends to be stupid. Bongkar sauh To hoist the anchor. The ship is ready to sail. Vasco da Gama bongkar sauh pada tanggal 8 Julai 1497. Vasco da Gama set sail on 8 July 1497. Anchor Buy From Art.com "Sauh" --Malay Idioms Dictionary Bongkok sabut A hunchback that resembles the husk of a coconut...then it's not so bad as his back is a bit crooked. Bongkok sabut Pak Salleh tidak lain kerana kesetiaannya menebang, menebas, dan memugar hutan sehingga menjadi ladang Pak Salleh's slightly bent back is no other than due to his faithfulness in chopping trees, cutting grass and to open the forest for cultivation until it becomes a farm. Bongkok udang The hump is crooked right in the middle of the back bone as a cooked prawn...very crooked hunch due to old age. Buah fikiran The fruitage of one's thought. Opinion. Pembaca dengan mudah dapat menangkap buah fikiran yang ingin disampaikan oleh penyair. The reader can easily understand the thoughts the poet tried to convey. P.s. Hopefully you feel the same about this Malay idioms dictionary. Buah hati Darling, sweetheart. Ning menanti cincin disarungkan ke jari manisnya, tanda diri sudah disunting buah hati. Ning waited for a ring to be worn on her ring-finger, as a sign of her being married to her sweetheart. Lovers Point Buy From Art.com "Buah Hati" --Malay Idioms Dictionary Buah kalam The product of your pen. Kitab Kumpulan Ringkas Berbetulan Lekas yang bertarikh 1910 ialah buah kalam Raja Haji Ali ibn Raja Muhammad Yusuf al-Ahmadi. Kitab Kumpulan Ringkas Berbetulan Lekas dated 1910 is written by Raja Haji Ali ibn Raja Muhammad Yusuf al-Ahmadi. Buah mulut Topic of conversation for the public. Filem-filem seperti pontianak, hantu jerangkung dan orang minyak menjadi buah mulut orang pada masa dahulu. Movies such as pontianak, hantu jerangkung and orang minyak. were the talk of the town in the old days. Dracula Buy From Art.com "Pontianak" --Malay Idioms Dictionary Buah pena Same as buah kalam. Buah tangan The fruitage of your hands can be the gifts you collect. Banyak orang menerima buah tangan dalam bentuk hamper pada musim Hari Raya. Many people receive hampers as gifts during Hari Raya season. Buang air Literally to dispel water from your body or...something else ... :) Tandas di dalam kapal selam hanya dua buah, satu buang air kecil manakala satu lagi buang air besar yang dikongsi oleh 70 orang! There are only two toilets in a submarine, one for peeing while the other one is for excretion shared by 70 people! Buang anak To have an abortion. Ibu yang membuang anak sebenarnya tidak sedar bahawa mereka membunuh darah daging sendiri. Mothers who had abortions did not realise that they killed their own flesh and blood. Buang baka Discarding the good name of one's family. Dalam proses memperjuangkan pembentukan Persekutuan Tanah Melayu, orang Melayu diseru jangan jangan membuang baka. During the process of fighting to form the Federation of Malaya, the Malays were urged not to bring shame upon their ancestry. Buang bala Bala is misfortune. So here, one is trying to avoid misfortune. Setelah saya terjatuh ke dalam longkang, kawan saya meludah ke longkang itu untuk buang bala. After I fell into a drain, my friend spit into the drain to avoid further misfortune. Top of Malay Idioms Dictionary Back to Malay Idiom Section Previous Next Return from Malay Idioms Dictionary of Simpulan Bahasa to Homepage