EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
fragile, brittle, weak...
torpedo (weapon)...
to sabotage a courtship...
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/RU-pok/
FIL: Madaling masira, mabasag, o bumigay; mahina ang pagkakayari o katatagan.
EN: fragile, brittle, weak
Ito 'yung estado ng puso mo after mong umasa. Akala mo solid, 'yun pala isang "seen" lang, durog na. Pwede ring 'yung Pringles na inuwi mo, pagbukas mo durog na kasi na-stress sa byahe. That's rupok. It's the emotional or physical state of being easily broken.
Often used metaphorically to describe emotional fragility, especially in romantic contexts ('marupok').
🇵🇭 Gawa sa rupok na materyales ang laruan kaya nasira agad.
🇺🇸 The toy was made of fragile materials so it broke immediately.
🇵🇭 Huwag kang masyadong umasa, rupok pa naman ang puso mo.
🇺🇸 Don't get your hopes up too high, your heart is quite fragile after all.
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