ang batang dili maminaw sa ginikanan, maoy malunod sa dagat

Cebuano

Etymology

Literally, “the child who does not listen to parents will be drowned by the sea.”

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔaŋ ˌbataŋ diˌliʔ maˌminaw sa ɡiniˌkanan | ˌmaʔoj maˌlunod sa ˈdaɡat/ [ʔam ˌbaː.t̪an̪ d̪iˌl̪iʔ maˌmiː.n̪au̯ s̪a ɡi.n̪iˌkaː.n̪an̪ | ˌmaː.ʔoi̯ maˌl̪uː.n̪od̪ s̪a ˈd̪aː.ɡat̪]

Proverb

ang batang dili maminaw sa ginikanan, maoy malunod sa dagat (Badlit spelling ᜀᜅ᜔ ᜊᜆᜅ᜔ ᜇᜒᜎᜒ ᜋᜋᜒᜈᜏ᜔ ᜐ ᜄᜒᜈᜒᜃᜈᜈ᜔ ᜵ ᜋᜂᜌ᜔ ᜋᜎᜓᜈᜓᜇ᜔ ᜐ ᜇᜄᜆ᜔) (poetic)

1. said by parents to teach children obedience and humility

Usage notes

• Often used by elders to emphasize the importance of filial piety and the protective nature of parental advice.
• The metaphor of drowning (malunod) suggests a situation where the individual is overwhelmed by troubles that could have been avoided through listening.