dili na maihap sa tudlo
Cebuano
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]dili na maihap sa tudlo (Badlit spelling ᜇᜒᜎᜒ ᜈ ᜋᜁᜑᜉ᜔ ᜐ ᜆᜓᜇ᜔ᜎᜓ)
- (idiomatic, expressive) countless; innumerable; more than one can count on one's fingers; occurring too frequently or in numbers too large to track easily.
- Dili na maihap sa tudlo ang pagyam-id sa kadaghanan nga makaagi dinhing dapita sa dalan sa Barangay Tingub sa siyudad sa Mandaue.
- The scowls from the majority of people passing through this part of the road in Barangay Tingub, Mandaue City, are beyond counting on one's fingers.
- Ubay-ubay na gyod ako mga pag-umangkon dili na maihap sa ako mga tudlo.
- I have quite a lot of nieces and nephews now; they are more than I can count on my fingers.
- Dili na maihap sa tudlo ang mga maanindot nga kaagi. Kay lagi basta dalaga ug batan-on pa sige lang kay sige.
- The beautiful memories are too numerous to count on your fingers. Because back when you're still young and single, you just go along with everything spontaneously.
- Pila na ta katuig nga wala mi magkita sa akong igsoon murag dili na maihap sa tudlo nagkita ra jud mibalik!
- It's been so many years since my sibling and I last saw each other—it feels like too many years to count on your fingers—but we've finally crossed paths and reunited!
- Kapila na man ta ka gisultian halos dili na maihap sa tudlo, wa lang gihapon na mosulod sa imong bagol.
- How many times have you been told? It's practically too many times to count, yet it still won't sink into your skull!
Usage notes
[edit]- While human hands structurally limit finger-counting to ten, the idiom is dynamically applied as a hyperbolic or literal marker for any quantity, frequency, or duration of time (such as years or repetitions) that exceeds simple tracking. It is highly versatile, operating seamlessly in serious community complaints, fond personal reminiscences, familial descriptions, or exasperated rebukes.