pucuk dicinta, ulam pun tiba — meaning & examples

Meanings:

• 1.

  MalayIndonesianproverbialliterary
  • literal translation: 'the favored shoot, and the dish arrives.'

  Examples

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  • Pucuk dicinta, ulam pun tiba; pucuk muda itu akhirnya tumbuh di dekat piring makan kami.

    The favored shoot and the dish arrived; the young shoot finally grew near our dining plate.

  • Saat saya memetik pucuk daun teh, pucuk dicinta, ulam pun tiba karena kami juga mendapat lauk yang enak.

    When I picked the tea leaf shoot, the favored shoot and the dish arrived because we also got delicious side dishes.

  • Pucuk dicinta, ulam pun tiba, pagi itu pucuk sayur segar datang bersamaan dengan ikan bakar di meja makan.

    The favored shoot and the dish arrived; that morning fresh vegetable shoots arrived together with grilled fish on the dining table.

  • Kami menyantap pucuk dicinta, ulam pun tiba saat pucuk ubi rebus disajikan bersamaan dengan sambal terasi.

    We enjoyed the favored shoot and the dish arrived when boiled cassava shoots were served with shrimp paste chili sauce.

• 2.

  MalayIndonesianproverbialinformal
  • figurative: finally obtaining something that has been long desired; a wished-for thing or opportunity comes at last.

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  • Setelah menunggu berbulan-bulan, akhirnya pucuk dicinta, ulam pun tiba; saya diterima kerja di perusahaan impian.

    After waiting for months, finally the wished-for thing arrived; I was accepted to work at my dream company.

  • Pucuk dicinta, ulam pun tiba, ketika kesempatan beasiswa yang saya idamkan datang tanpa diduga.

    The wished-for thing arrived when the scholarship opportunity I desired came unexpectedly.

  • Walaupun sudah lama berusaha, pucuk dicinta, ulam pun tiba saat saya mendapat proyek besar pertama saya.

    Although I had tried for a long time, the wished-for thing arrived when I got my first big project.