Tumben
tumben
- nouveau riche, recently acquired lots of money
- rarely: doing something for the first time
- not for a long time, infrequently (= kapah-kapah)
Usage Examples
[[Word example text id::Buta tumben melihat. [pepatah]Jika seseorang yang buta tiba-tiba bisa melihat, ia menjadi gembira dan merasakan bahwa ia telah menemukan dunia baru. Pepatah ini mengatakan tentang seseorang yang miskin dan sekarang kaya. Juga tentang seseorang yang baru saja mengetahui sesuatu yang telah diketahui orang lain selama ini. Seperti seseorang yang memberitahukan sesuatu yang baru sekali ia lihat kepada mereka yang telah beberapa kali melihat hal yang sama lebih dulu.| ]][[Word example text en::Open the eyes after being blind. [proverb] If someone who used to be blind can suddenly see, he is happy about the fact, and feels, and feels that he has discovered a whole new world. This is said about someone who used to be poor and is now rich. And it is said about someone who has only recently observed things that others have known all along. Such a person may tell all about what he has seen to those who have already seen the same thing many times themselves.| ]]
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