Meaning of sáyang

sáyang

Cebuano

expression of regret at something wasted or an opportunity missed. Sáyang lang ang ákung pag-anhi kay wà mi magkítà, I came for nothing because we didn’t meet. Sáyang wà nákù madá ang ákung báting sut. Mangalígù tà ta, Too bad I didn’t bring my bathing suit. We could have gone swimming; v. for something to be a waste, consider it so.