EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
act of saving face; giving consideration to avoid ...
to perform a ritual for anitos (spirits/deities)...
to make the sign of the cross...
Pang-uri
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/pag-big-yang-hi-YA/
FIL: Ang akto ng pagbibigay konsiderasyon o pabor sa isang tao upang maiwasan siyang mapahiya o mawalan ng dignidad sa isang sitwasyon.
EN: act of saving face; giving consideration to avoid shame
This is the ultimate 'pakikisama' move. It's when you know your friend is singing horribly at karaoke, but you clap anyway. Or when you let someone cut in line because their lola is with them. You're basically managing someone else's potential for shame, a very Filipino social lubricant. It's saving them from their 'cringe' moment.
Kumbinasyon ng 'pagbigyan' (to give way/consideration) at 'hiya' (shame).
A complex cultural concept involving empathy and social grace to prevent embarrassment for another person. It's about preserving dignity in a social context.
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🇵🇭 Bilang pagbigyang-hiya sa matanda, hindi na lang siya pinatulan ng guwardiya.
🇺🇸 As a way of saving the old person's face, the guard just let the matter go.
Pang-uri
Tumutukoy sa isang tao na walang anumang ugnayang pampamilya o relasyon sa dugo sa isa pang tao.