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Balange

balange

ble\
  • the grasshopper(s) (Mider) (Noun) en
  • belalang itu; belalangnya (Mider) (Noun) id
Andap
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Kasar
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Alus sor
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Alus mider
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Alus madya
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Alus singgih
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Mider
balangé
Bali dataran dialect
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Bali aga dialect
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Usage Examples

Buka nakep balange dadue; maka dadua leb.
[example 1]
Like catching two grasshoppers; both of them escape.

“Nakep” is to catch something with the cupped had. “Leb” means run away. The point here is that, in attempting to catch two grasshoppers, you may easily lose both of them. Whereas, it is not so hard to catch just one.

This is used to refer, generally, to the fact that, if you try to do too many things at once, you may not be able to do any of them. It is better to do just one thing at a time.

⚙ Usage examples pulled from the Community Spaces


In Balinese:   Para Jangkrike magang, Balange pada makeber, keto masih Godoganne kecog-kecog.

In English:  

In Indonesian:  
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  1. ↑ F. Eiseman, Proverbs. 1987