kain lama dicampak buang, kain baru pula dicari
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Indonesian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Literally, “old cloth is thrown away, new cloth is also looked for”.
Proverb
[edit]kain lama dicampak buang, kain baru pula dicari
- divorce the old wife and look for a young one
Further reading
[edit]- “kain lama dicampak buang, kain baru pula dicari” 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.