Sepuhut ji jawai
pronounciation: Se-pu-hut ji ja-wai
literally means: look like a face that just being washed
Malay: seperti muka yang baru sahaja dibasuh
Actual meaning: to talk with no evidence
Malay: Becakap tanpa sebarang bukti
Explaination:
Sepuhut means to wash the face
ji means like
Jawai means face
The origin of this idiom still unclear to me. Any one who have any ideas where this comes from please leave comment below :) thanks
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Actually, another idiom similar to that one is, ji nusok ji jawai. Pale and full of sweat, after being chase by something.
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