kalau tidak dipecahkan ruyung, manakan dapat sagunya

Malay

Etymology

Literally, “if the pith is not broken, where to get the sago?”

Proverb

kalau tidak dipecahkan ruyung, manakan dapat sagunya

  1. (rhetorical question) no pain, no gain; no guts, no glory

See also

  • pecah ruyung
  • sagu hati
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