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English term or phrase:
Carrying a chip on the shoulder
Malay translation:
bengkak/mengkal/sakit hati
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Nasima Sarwar
Dec 21, 2004 05:19
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The Malay saying for 'Carrying a chip on the shoulder'
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| 4 +1 | bengkak/mengkal/sakit hati |
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| 5 +1 | telinga nipis |
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bengkak/mengkal/sakit hati
have a chip on one's shoulder = be bitter, resentful or defiant = "pedih hati" (Ref. Oxford Fajar Advanced Learner's English-Malay Dictionary by A S Hornby)
bengkak hati = mengdongkol; berdendam
mengkal hati = jengkel; marah dalam hati
pedih hati = sangat pilu; sangat sedih
sakit hati = marah; mengdongkol; berdedak; geram; menaruh dendam kepada seseorang (Ref. Kamus Besar Bahasa Melayu Utusan)
bengkak hati = mengdongkol; berdendam
mengkal hati = jengkel; marah dalam hati
pedih hati = sangat pilu; sangat sedih
sakit hati = marah; mengdongkol; berdedak; geram; menaruh dendam kepada seseorang (Ref. Kamus Besar Bahasa Melayu Utusan)
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telinga nipis
The Malay meaning of "to have a chip on one's shoulder" is "seorang yang mudah tersinggung dan mudah marah" i.e. in in other words a very sensitive person or a "telinga nipis".
Looks like I have to spend more time on my "proverb < > peribahasa" book in order to help my translation mates. Doakan kejayaan saya menyempurnakannya.
Looks like I have to spend more time on my "proverb < > peribahasa" book in order to help my translation mates. Doakan kejayaan saya menyempurnakannya.
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