magbakod ang may masisira (magbakod ang may masísirà) Filipino/Tagalog term
magbakod ang may masísirà
Syllables:
mag·ba·kod ang may ma·sí·si·rà
[mag-ba-kod ang may ma-sí-si-rà]
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verb
Literal meaning: one who has something that may be destroyed should fence
Filipino meaning:
- tumutukoy sa ginagawang pag-iingat ng mga magulang sa puri ng kanilang mga anak na dalaga
English meaning:
- refers to being careful of parents in giving too much freedom to their grown-up daughters
Example:
- Si Esteban ay umuwi galing ibang bansa at dito na sa Pilipinas nagtrabaho para magbakod ang may masísirà.
English translation:
- Esteban went home from abroad and work here in the Philippines instead to protect his grown-up daughters from having too much freedom.