kain lama dicampak buang, kain baru pula dicari
Indonesian
editEtymology
editLiterally, “old cloth is thrown away, new cloth is also looked for”.
Proverb
editkain 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.