Bagai pinang dibelah dua
Meaning: Two people perfectly alike or well matched.
Language: Malay
Literally: Like an areca nut split in two
Category: Nature
Origin: The areca nut sliced cleanly in half gives two identical pieces, picturing a perfect pairing.
More idioms — Nature
- Siarad fel pwll y môr — To talk endlessly without pause.
- Is glas iad na cnoic i bhfad uainn — The grass is always greener elsewhere.
- Caught between a rock and a hard place — Stuck between two equally bad options.
- Estar en Babia — To be daydreaming and miles away.
- 雪上加霜 (Xuě shàng jiā shuāng) — To make a bad situation even worse.
- आसमान सिर पर उठाना (aasmaan sir par uthaana) — To raise a huge uproar.
More Malay idioms
- Bagai aur dengan tebing — A mutually supportive relationship.
- Ada udang di sebalik batu — There is a hidden motive.
- Melepaskan batuk di tangga — To do a job half-heartedly and leave it unfinished.
- Kacang lupakan kulit — To forget your roots and origins.
- Harapkan pagar, pagar makan padi — Betrayed by the very one you trusted to protect you.
From our compliments & insults
- Du gehst mir auf den Keks — You're getting on my nerves.
- Schlaumeier — A smart aleck or know-it-all.
- 石頭 (Ishiatama) — A stubborn, inflexible person who won't budge.