ang taong naggigipit, sa patalim kumakapit

Tagalog

Etymology

Literally, “the poor person holds on a knife's blade”.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʔaŋ ˌtaʔoŋ naɡiɡiˌpit | sa pataˌlim kumaˈkapit/, [ʔɐn ˌta.ʔoŋ nɐ.ɣɪ.ɣɪˌpit | sɐ pɐ.tɐˌlim kʊ.mɐˈxa.pɪt]

Proverb

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

  1. desperate people will seek all means to survive
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