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Malaysia Humorous Sayings
| Humorous Sayings | Pepatah Lucu |
| When faraway fragrant as flower, when nearby smelly as dung. | Jauh bau bunga, dekat bau tahi |
| When relatives live faraway, we miss them. When relatives live nearby, we quarrel with them. | Apabila sanak saudara tinggal jauh, kita terkenang akan mereka. Apabila mereka tinggal dekat, kita bertengkar dengan mereka. |
| The chicken that gets away, leaves your hand with a dungy smell. | Ayam terlepas, tangan berbau tahi. |
| This person tries to do something bad but failed. In the end, he gets shame. | Orang ini cuba berbuat jahat tetapi tidak berjaya. Akhirnya, dia dapat malu pula. |
| The elephant poos big, the mousedeer also wants to poo big. | Gajah berak besar, kancil pun hendak berak besar juga. |
| Ruining oneself by imitating rich people. | Meniru lagak orang kaya, akhirnya diri sendiri yang binasa. |
| To let go the child on the lap in order to feed the moneky in the jungle. | Anak di pangku dilepaskan, beruk di rimba disusukan. |
| Neglecting one's own affair but to think it's more important to mind other people's business. | Mengabaikan urusan sendiri tetapi mementingkan urusan orang lain. |
| To escape from a tiger's mouth, into a crocodile's mouth. | Lepas dari mulut harimau, masuk ke mulut buaya. |
| After getting off from one trouble, comes another trouble again. | Terlepas daripada kemalangan, datang kemalangan lain pula. |
"I buy an LV bag for the sake of burning money." - Datin X.
"My monthly salary is RM 1000, I must take up another part time job to buy an LV bag." - Miss Y.
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