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| ตีเหล็กเมื่อแดง กินแกงเมื่อร้อน dteeM lekL meuuaF daaengM ginM gaaengM meuuaF raawnH | ![]() |
| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | ตี-เหฺล็ก-เมื่อ-แดง-กิน-แกง-เมื่อ-ร้อน |
| IPA | tiː lèk mɯ̂ːa dɛːŋ kin kɛːŋ mɯ̂ːa rɔ́ːn |
| Royal Thai General System | ti lek muea daeng kin kaeng muea ron |
| [example sentence, idiom] | |||
| definition | "Strike while the iron is hot." — "Carpe diem." | ||
| categories | |||
| components | ตี ![]() | dteeM | to beat; hit; strike; or whip |
| เหล็ก | lekL | a metal tool | |
เมื่อ ![]() | meuuaF | [indicating a point in time] when; on (a date) | |
แดง ![]() | daaengM | [is] red | |
กิน ![]() | ginM | to eat or drink; consume; exploit | |
แกง ![]() | gaaengM | Thai style curry (can be with or without coconut milk) | |
เมื่อ ![]() | meuuaF | [indicating a point in time] when; on (a date) | |
ร้อน ![]() | raawnH | [of temperature] [is] hot | |

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