sereg di buana, logor di liang jarum

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Sundanese

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Etymology

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Literally, “too tight [to fit] within this world, but fits loosely within the eye of a needle”.

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /sə.rəɡ di bu.wa.na, lo.ɡor di li.jaŋ d͡ʒa.rum/

Phrase

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sereg di buana, logor di liang jarum

  1. a phrase that explains someone who does not dare to show themselves in public and therefore feels most safe laying low in secret. Usually due to their mistakes, faults, or sins.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Sěrěg" in 'Soendaneesch-Hollandsch Woordenboek', S. Coolsma, A.W. Sijthoff's Uitgeversmaatschappij, 2nd print (1913), page 569.
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