EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
hollow; empty inside...
to close one's eyes (involuntarily)...
to be cornered; to be entrapped...
Pang-uri
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/GU-ang/
FIL: Walang laman sa loob; hungkag.
EN: hollow; empty inside
Para kang supot ng chicharon na puro hangin lang. Or your wallet before payday. Or your heart after they left you on 'read'. That feeling of being empty inside, 'yan ang guang.
Not a very common word in daily Manila-based conversations, but understood. More common in other Tagalog-speaking regions. Often used metaphorically for emotional emptiness.
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🇵🇭 Guang ang loob ng kawayan.
🇺🇸 The inside of the bamboo is hollow.
🇵🇭 Pakiramdam niya'y guang ang kanyang dibdib matapos ang masamang balita.
🇺🇸 He felt his chest was empty inside after the bad news.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.