EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
sensitive, touchy, easily hurt...
to enter; to go to work/school...
to speed up; to dash...
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.
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FIL: Tumutukoy sa isang taong maramdamin, madaling masaktan o magtampo sa mga biro o puna.
EN: sensitive, touchy, easily hurt
You know that friend who cries over everything? 'Yung konting asar lang, "I hate you na!" agad? Sila 'yun. They have feelings as thin as an onion skin. One wrong comment and the waterworks start, just like when you're chopping onions. Handle with care, or you'll get the tears.
From 'balat' (skin) and 'sibuyas' (onion). Refers to the thinness of an onion's skin.
A very common idiom to describe an overly sensitive person.
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🇵🇭 Huwag mo siyang biruin nang ganyan, balat-sibuyas 'yan.
🇺🇸 Don't joke with her like that, she's very sensitive.
🇵🇭 Naging balat-sibuyas siya mula nang magkaroon ng problema.
🇺🇸 He became touchy ever since he had problems.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.