ang taong nagigipit, sa patalim kumakapit

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Literally, “the person running short clutches on a blade”.

Pronunciation
  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔaŋ ˌtaʔoŋ naɡiɡiˌpit | sa pataˌlim kumaˈkapit/ [ʔɐn ˌta.ʔoŋ nɐ.ɣɪ.ɣɪˌpit | sɐ pɐ.tɐˌlim kʊ.mɐˈxa.pɪt]
  • Syllabification: ang ta‧ong na‧gi‧gi‧pit, sa pa‧ta‧lim ku‧ma‧ka‧pit

Proverb

ang taong nagigipít, sa patalím kumakapit (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜆᜂᜅ᜔ ᜈᜄᜒᜄᜒᜉᜒᜆ᜔ ᜵ ᜐ ᜉᜆᜎᜒᜋ᜔ ᜃᜓᜋᜃᜉᜒᜆ᜔)

  1. desperate times call for desperate measures
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