EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to deviate from...
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Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.
/li-HI-san/
FIL: Ang sadyang pag-iwas o pag-iba ng direksyon mula sa isang landas, tao, o paksa.
EN: to deviate from
When you see your tita who always asks "Kailan ka mag-aasawa?" at a family reunion and you suddenly make a hard turn towards the lechon. That's you, doing a 'lihisan'. It's the art of strategic avoidance, whether on the road to miss a pothole or in conversation to miss an awkward question.
From root word "lihis" (deviated, off-course), with the object-focus suffix "-an".
"Lihisan" is the verb form. The root "lihis" is an adjective meaning 'off-course' or 'astray'.
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🇵🇭 Lihisan mo ang mga masasamang impluwensya sa iyong buhay.
🇺🇸 Avoid the bad influences in your life.
🇵🇭 Sinubukan niyang lihisan ang tanong tungkol sa kanyang lovelife.
🇺🇸 She tried to deviate from the question about her lovelife.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.