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.dɐˌlin sɐˌbiː.hɪn | mɐˌhiː.ɾɐp ɡɐˈwin]
• 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