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How Good is Your Peribahasa?

Peribahasa , translated as proverb by Dewan Kamus often gives you advice , tells you something about life or just teasing you. For those of you who think: " Ceh, the stuff Wan has written here is so easy!". This little quiz is designed for you.



Fill in the blanks of the following peribahasa with only one word related to the human body part

nyiru, winnowing basket

1. Diberi bahu hendak _______

2. Tentang _____ dengan _______

3. Menggerekkan tutur kata ke ______

4. _______ dicium, pipi digigit.

5. ______ manis mematahkan tulang

6. ________ bercabang bagai biawak

7.Kecil ______ tangan nyiru saya tadahkan

8. ________ bagai lipas kudung

9. ________ ramping bagai ketiding

10. Berkata-kata dengan ________

11. ________naik, kepala turun


Answers




Match the Peribahasa above with the meanings below


A. Berkata-kata dengan orang yang bodoh.

Talking to a fool.

B. Menyatakan sangat berterima kasih atas pertolongan orang.

What you have done for me is as precious as the valuable grains left on the sieve after winnowing for which I am grateful, thanks a million!

C. Kasih sayang yang pura-pura sahaja.

Hypocritical love. After a kiss, you got bitten on the cheek.

D. Orang yang tangannya tidak mahu diam.

A common cockroach seem to always run all over the house as a much as a kid who refuses to keep still.

E. Diturutkan sekali sahaja kemahuannya, seseorang yang dimanjakanterus meminta lagi.

Give something to a brat, he will demand more from you again.

F. Ejekan kepada perempuan yang gemuk.

It's obviously a sacarsm to say a lady the size of a huge rattan rice basket is slim.

G.Berhadapan satu sama lain.

Meet face to face.

H. Selalu berubah-ubah dan tidak dapat dipercayai kata-katanya.

Capricious and unreliable. Take a few minutes to stare at a monitor lizard and you will see it.

I.Jika seseorang disuruh dengan lemah lembut nescaya sukalah hatinya dan pastilah ia bekerja dengan sehabis-habis upayanya.

Gentle persuasion can make one work harder for you.

J. Tidak berhenti-henti bekerja untuk mencari rezeki.

Apparently the image of an industrious farmer who bends his back to make a living.

K.Selalu memberi nasihat.

Wow, advice has to be drilled!


Answers


ketiding, rice basket

A "ketiding" from Thailand, diameter 35 cm ©http://www.rattan-island.com/index.htm


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