One cannot make ommellette without breaking the eggs

Malay translation: Jika tidak dipecahkan ruyung, di mana boleh mendapat sagu

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English term or phrase:One cannot make ommellette without breaking the eggs
Malay translation:Jika tidak dipecahkan ruyung, di mana boleh mendapat sagu
Entered by: kuma

05:14 Aug 11, 2005
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English term or phrase: One cannot make ommellette without breaking the eggs
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kuma
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Jika tidak dipecahkan ruyung, di mana boleh mendapat sagu
Explanation:
The Malay peribahasa "Jika tidak dipecahkan ruyung, di mana boleh mendapat sagu" which means "Tak akan tercapai maksudnya kalau tak mahu berusaha dan bersusah payah" ie one cannot achieve one's objective without making the effort or without sacrificing/expending some resources.
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5 +3Jika tidak dipecahkan ruyung, di mana boleh mendapat sagu
Abd Latiff Bidin (X)
4seseorang tidak boleh buat telur dadar tanpa memecahkan telur
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one cannot make ommellette without breaking the eggs
Jika tidak dipecahkan ruyung, di mana boleh mendapat sagu


Explanation:
The Malay peribahasa "Jika tidak dipecahkan ruyung, di mana boleh mendapat sagu" which means "Tak akan tercapai maksudnya kalau tak mahu berusaha dan bersusah payah" ie one cannot achieve one's objective without making the effort or without sacrificing/expending some resources.


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Abd Latiff Bidin (X)
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Thanks. This really helps.

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one cannot make ommellette without breaking the eggs
seseorang tidak boleh buat telur dadar tanpa memecahkan telur


Explanation:
omelette = "telur dadar". egg = "telur".

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