sisiw
sísíw with stress marks
chick; young chicken; easy task (slang)
Usage Note
Sisiw literally refers to a baby chick or newly hatched chicken, common in backyard poultry raising across the Philippines. Colloquially, sisiw lang is a widespread slang expression meaning something is easy or no big deal — roughly equivalent to 'piece of cake' in English — and is extremely common among younger Filipinos.
Examples
" Ang cute ng maliit na sisiw. "
Natural Translation
The little chick is so cute.
Literal Translation
The cute of small chick.
" Maliliit ang mga sisiw sa bukid. "
Natural Translation
The chicks on the farm are small.
Literal Translation
Small the chicks on farm.
" Akala mo mahirap ang eksamen, pero para sa kanya ay sisiw lang dahil nag-aral siyang mabuti. "
Natural Translation
You'd think the exam was hard, but for him it was a piece of cake because he studied well.
Literal Translation
Thought you hard the exam, but for him is chick only because studied he well.
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