Pinggan (en. Plate)

ping-gan

Synonyms

An item used for eating, but often used in other contexts.

Our plate is like life: sometimes it's just you and me, then it runs out.

Ang pinggan natin eh parang buhay: minsan kayo-kayo lang, tapos nauubos din.

Often used as a rescue or tipping point.

In that exam, that was my plate that gave me a 100.

Dyan sa exam, yun ang pinggan ko na nagbigay sa akin ng 100.

Broken, or means something is malfunctioning.

I heated my laptop, now it's kaput; like a broken plate.

Nainit ko yung laptop, now it's kaput; parang pinggan na nabasag.