MALAY PROVERBS. 95 



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Bagai budak sapu hingus, 



Like a child which has its nose wiped for it, 

 A muff, 



Bagai tagar di-pulau sembilan, 



Like a thunder-clap at Pulau Sembilan. 



Used to describe a very loud noise. 



This Proverb is in use in Perak. The place mentioned is a 

 group of islands at the mouth of the Perak River. 



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Bagai toman makan anak. 



Like the toman fish which eats its own young. 



Applied to Chiefs who misuse their powers, oppressing those 

 whom they are bound to protect. 



Toman ^f = a fresh water fish which attains a consider- 

 able size. Its colour is a reddish yellow, and its flesh is of a 

 saffron hue. It subsists on other fish. 



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Bagai rabok dengan api a sal ber-dekat me-nyala-lah ia. 



Like tinder and fire, which if they come near one another 

 burst into a blaze. 



Applied to people who are deadly enemies. 



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