madaling sabihin, mahirap gawin

Tagalog

Etymology

Literally, “easy to be said, hard to be done”.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /madaˌliŋ saˌbihin | maˌhiɾap ɡaˈwin/ [mɐ.d̪ɐˌlɪn̪ sɐˌbiː.hɪn̪ | mɐˌhiː.ɾɐp ɡɐˈwɪn̪]
  • Rhymes: -in
  • Syllabification: ma‧da‧ling sa‧bi‧hin, ma‧hi‧rap ga‧win

Adjective

madalíng sabihin, mahirap gawín (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜇᜎᜒᜅ᜔ ᜐᜊᜒᜑᜒᜈ᜔ ᜵ ᜋᜑᜒᜇᜉ᜔ ᜄᜏᜒᜈ᜔) (idiomatic)

  1. easier said than done
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