PROVERBS MALAY VS ENGLISH

It takes two to tango

• bertepuk sebelah tangan tidak akan berbunyi

• bersatu teguh bercerai roboh

• bersama2 kita berjaya

The pen is mightier than the swords

• Berita lebih baik daripada keganasan

• Lidah lebih tajam dari mata pedang

• Dakwat pen lebih baik daripada keganasan

Cut your coat according to your cloth

• Ukur baju ikut kain sendiri

• Ukur baju ikut duit poket sendiri

• Ukur baju ikut badan sendiri

• Ukur baju ikut saiz sendiri

Bagai melepaskan anjing tersepit

• A bird in hand worth two in the bush

• Don't bite the hand that feeds you

• Give them an inch and they will take a mile

• The pot calling the kettle black

yang dikejar tak dapat yang digendong berciciran

• get your money's worth

• the one we chase is not as good as the one we have

• a bird in hand is worth two in the bush

Alah membeli menang memakai

• Buy during sales to get our money's worth

• Buy good quality items although expensive

• Buy items that are cheap and reasonable

• Buy expensive items but it is not great

Blow your own trumpet

• Tiup trompet untuk berjaya

• Tiup belon hingga menara gading

• Masuk bakul angkat sendiri

• Meludah ke langit, muka juga yang basah

Mendengar guruh di langit, air di tempayan dicurahkan

• Don't count your chicken before they hatch

• The further you travel, the greater the knowledge you will earn

• loose lips sink ships

The further you travel, the greater the knowledge you will earn

• Jauh perjalanan luas permandangan

• Lagi banyak kita berjalan, lagi baik ilmu kita

• Ilmu letaknya di dalam dada

diberi betis hendak paha

• give them an inch and they will take a mile

• Give thigh but they want wings

• Give them an apple they request grapes