MALAY PROVERBS. 



Bagai pelandok di-dalam c he rang. 



Like a mouse-deer in a clearing, i. e., stupid, bewildered, 

 timid. 



Cherang pij^ = a clearing ; an opening in the forest made 



for planting purposes. This word is much used in the States 

 on the Eastern slope of the Peninsula. It is probably derived 

 from Trang o)y light, open, clear, &c. The form che-rakn 

 (a clearing) met with in the Sen-oi dialect of Sakai, has the 

 appearance of being formed from the Malay word and not 

 vice versa. 



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Bagai kra da pat changgong. 



Like an ape which has caught hold of a snag. 



Clinging like grim death ; as a fool clings to bad advice. 



Bagai klip-klip terbang malam. 



Like a fire-fly flying by night. Said of a supposed secret 

 which is widely known. 

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Ay am put eh terbang malam. 



A white fowl flying by night, in Mr. Maxwell's collection 

 of Malay Proverbs. 



Bagai kuching dengan panggang. 



Like the cat with the roast. 



Impossible to keep apart. Said of the mutual attraction 

 between young people of opposite sexes. 



