dumaan sa butas ng karayom

Literally, “to go through the eye of a needle”, an allusion to the perseverance required to pass a thread through a needle, possibly in reference to the Bible verse of Matthew 19:24.

• Hyphenation: du‧ma‧an sa bu‧tas ng ka‧ra‧yom
• IPA^(key): /dumaˌʔan sa ˌbutas naŋ kaˈɾajom/, [dʊ.mɐˌʔan sɐ ˌbu.tɐs nɐŋ kɐˈɾa.jom]

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1. (idiomatic) to go through various challenges and difficulties
2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see dumaan,‎ sa,‎ butas,‎ ng,‎ karayom.