ada udang di balik batu
Indonesian
editEtymology
editLiterally meaning "there is a prawn behind the rock". From Malay ada udang di sebalik batu, from Minangkabau [Term?].
Pronunciation
editPhrase
edit- (figurative, idiomatic) There is a concealed ulterior motive, especially in a person's words or in a seemingly generous offer or deal.
- Dalam konteks kebijakan yang dijalankan oleh Partai Komunis Indonesia (P.K.I.), ada udang di balik batu.
- On the context of the Communist Party of Indonesia (P.K.I.)'s policies, there is an ulterior motive.
- 1989, Ramlal Rishi, Pacar, Gramedia Pustaka Utama, page 41:
- "Aduh, mengapa Bapak belum juga mengerti bahwa ada udang di balik batu? Coba pikir betul-betul dan berkali-kali tentang kalung ini."
- "Ouch, why don't you understand that there is a catch? Try to think seriously and over and over again about this necklace."