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bato-bato sa langit, ang tamaan huwag magalit

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Tagalog

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Literally, stones from the sky, whom it hits should not be angry.

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /baˌto baˌto sa ˌlaŋit | ʔaŋ taˌmaʔan huˌaɡ maˈɡalit/ [bɐˌt̪o bɐˌt̪o sɐ ˌlaː.ŋɪt̪̚ | ʔɐn̪ t̪ɐˌmaː.ʔɐn̪ ˌhwaɡ mɐˈɣaː.lɪt̪̚]
  • Rhymes: -alit
  • Syllabification: ba‧to-ba‧to sa la‧ngit, ang ta‧ma‧an hu‧wag ma‧ga‧lit

Proverb

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bató-bató sa langit, ang tamaan huwág magalit (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜆᜓᜊᜆᜓ ᜐ ᜎᜅᜒᜆ᜔ ᜵ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜆᜋᜀᜈ᜔ ᜑᜓᜏᜄ᜔ ᜋᜄᜎᜒᜆ᜔)

  1. one should not be easily offended when being beckoned, reproached or given bad feedback

References

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  • Rosario Torres-Yu, Lilia F. Antonio, Ligaya Tiamson-Rubin (1999) Talinghagang Bukambibig, National Bookstore, →ISBN