sala sa init, sala sa lamig

== Tagalog == === Etymology === Literally, “sin on heat, sin on cold”. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˌsala sa ˌʔinit | ˌsala sa laˈmiɡ/ [ˌsaː.lɐ sɐ ˌʔiː.n̪ɪt̪̚ | ˌsaː.lɐ sɐ lɐˈmɪɡ̚] Rhymes: -iɡ Syllabification: sa‧la sa i‧nit, sa‧la sa la‧mig === Adjective === sala sa init, sala sa lamíg (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜎ ᜐ ᜁᜈᜒᜆ᜔ ᜵ ᜐᜎ ᜐ ᜎᜋᜒᜄ᜔) (idiomatic) damned if one does and damned if one doesn't (of a situation) (by extension) hard to please due to fickleness (of a person) === Further reading === Serrano Laktaw, Pedro (1914), Diccionario tagálog-hispano (overall work in Tagalog and Spanish), Intramuros, Manila: Ateneo de Manila., page 1127