air tenang menghanyutkan
Indonesian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Literally "still water makes [one] drift away".
Proverb
[edit]- (idiomatic) quiet people with many knowledge; still water runs deep.
See also
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “air tenang menghanyutkan” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.