aanhin pa ang damo kung patay na ang kabayo

Tagalog

Etymology

Literally, “What good will be the grass if the horse is already dead?”

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔaʔanˌhin pa ʔaŋ daˌmo kuŋ paˌtaj na ʔaŋ kaˈbajo/, [ʔɐ.ʔɐnˌhim pɐ ʔɐn dɐˌmo xʊm pɐˌtaɪ̯ nɐ ʔɐŋ kɐˈba.jo]
• Rhymes: -ajo
• Syllabification: a‧an‧hin pa ang da‧mo kung pa‧tay na ang ka‧ba‧yo

Proverb

aanhín pa ang damó kung patáy na ang kabayo? (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜀᜈ᜔ᜑᜒᜈ᜔ ᜉ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜇᜋᜓ ᜃᜓᜅ᜔ ᜉᜆᜌ᜔ ᜈ ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜃᜊᜌᜓ)

1. (idiomatic) closing the stable door after the horse has bolted