Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
To live from hand to mouth
Malay translation:
kais pagi, makan pagi; kais petang, makan petang
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yam2u
Sep 21, 2005 03:39
18 yrs ago
English term
To live from hand to mouth
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kais pagi, makan pagi; kais petang, makan petang
the malay saying 'kais pagi, makan pagi; kais petang, makan petang'
[literally: (whatever you find when you) scratch in morning, (is just enough for you to) eat in the morning; (whatever you find when you) scratch in evening, (is just enough for you to) eat in the evening)
=> to eke out a livelihood with great difficulty.
[literally: (whatever you find when you) scratch in morning, (is just enough for you to) eat in the morning; (whatever you find when you) scratch in evening, (is just enough for you to) eat in the evening)
=> to eke out a livelihood with great difficulty.
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