tulak ng bibig, kabig ng dibdib

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• nilalait ng bibig, minamahal ng dibdib; linalait ng bibig, minamahal ng dibdib (literally “what the mouth hates is what the heart loves”)

Etymology

Literally, “urge of the mouth, revolting of the heart”.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˌtulak naŋ biˌbiɡ | ˌkabiɡ naŋ dibˈdib/ [ˌt̪uː.lɐk n̪ɐm bɪˌbiɡ | ˌkaː.bɪɡ n̪ɐn̪ d̪ɪbˈd̪ib̚]
• Rhymes: -ib
• Syllabification: tu‧lak ng bi‧big, ka‧big ng dib‧dib

Proverb

tulak ng bibíg, kabig ng dibdíb (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜎᜃ᜔ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜊᜒᜊᜒᜄ᜔ ᜵ ᜃᜊᜒᜄ᜔ ᜈᜅ᜔ ᜇᜒᜊ᜔ᜇᜒᜊ᜔)

1. love or desire for someone or something comes by pretending not to feel it

References

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