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category items | ÊÓÍÍÂ | sahmR aawyM | to pretend to cry or be teary [to gain sympathy] |
| á¡éÅÓ | gaaeF lahmM | [see á¡éà¼ç´ ] |
ËÑÇ  | huaaR | [prefix] inclined to be |
| µÔê§µêͧ | dtingH dtaawngH | [colloquial slang, sometimes shortened as µêͧ] being a space cadet; being a spaz; eccentric; odd; freakish; peculiar; quirky; strange; flaky; odd; wacky; lightheaded; forgetful; inept; being a klutz or clumsy person |
àËÔÁà¡ÃÔÁ  | heermR greermM | insolent; elated; inflated; bold; fearless; adventurous; audacious; brave; courageous; daring; enterprising; heroic; intrepid; valiant; impudent; barefaced; brazen; cheeky; confident; forward; insolent; rude; shameless |
µØêº»èͧ  | dtoopH bpaawngL | [adverbial idiom used to describe someone who is filled with petulance or something filled with gas or air] floatingly |
à¨êÒÐá¨êÐ  | jawH jaeH | [colloquial slang] to be around (someone somewhere) and behaving obtrusively or obstructively or causing mild annoyance |
á¡éà¼ç´  | gaaeF phetL | to avenge; to retaliate; to take revenge; to revenge; to get back at; to give tit for tat |
â¡Ã¸à»ç¹¿×¹à»ç¹ä¿  | grohtL bpenM feuunM bpenM faiM | furious |
àÍ×éÍà¿×éÍà¼×èÍá¼è  | euuaF feuuaH pheuuaL phaaeL | considerate, helpful and generous |
µÒÂ㨠 | dtaayM jaiM | [is] complacent; overconfident; assured [see notes] |
Êͧ¨ÔµÊͧã¨  | saawngR jitL saawngR jaiM | [is] of two minds; hesitant; doubtful; undecided |
¡éÁ˹éÒ¡éÁµÒ | gohmF naaF gohmF dtaaM | to be engrossed, deep or immersed in or busy doing one single activity; to work attentively; to do something earnestly |
¡Ãд١¢Ñ´Áѹ | graL duukL khatL manM | miserly; stingy; niggardly |
¡ÃзºäËÅè´ÒÃÒ | graL thohpH laiL daaM raaM | to meet or see a celebrity (actor, actress, or star) in person; to rub elbows or rub shoulders with a celebrity (actor, actress, or star); to associate closely or mingle with a celebrity (actor, actress, or star) |
ŧËÅÑ¡»Ñ¡°Ò¹ | lohngM lakL bpakL thaanR | to settle or settle in a place, settle down in |
àËÁ×͹¡Ñ¹ÃÒǡѺá¡Ð  | meuuanR ganM raaoM gapL gaeL | [two objects or persons] to look exactly identical—see notes. |
äÎ⫺ѵâÅÇì¤ÅÒÊ | haiM sohM batL loh[w]M khlaatF | high-society but low-class" — [Thai slang for] a socialite who is crude, vulgar, indecent, inelegant and unsophisticated [usually gay male jargon] |
ä¶è¶ÒÁÊÒ÷ء¢ìÊØ¡´Ôº | thaiL thaamR saanR thook[k]H sookL dipL | [Thai convention] to ask a person with whom one is meeting how he or she has been doing; to ask someone how life has been treating him or her |
½¹µ¡äÁè·ÑèÇ¿éÒ  | fohnR dtohkL maiF thuaaF faaH | "Life is not fair." [lit. It can't rain everywhere at once] |
ãªéàµéÒäµè  | chaiH dtaoF dtaiL | [informal idiom literally meaning any woman who] "uses her breasts to climb up the career stairs"—using sex or body to pave the way for her promotion. This is an intended (reversed) pun of äµèàµéÒ .  |
˹ÕàÊ×ͻШÃÐà¢é  | neeR seuuaR bpaL jaL raH khehF | "Escape the tiger and happen upon the crocodile." [as in the English idiom, "Out of the frying pan and into the fire."] |
àÍÒÁоÃéÒÇËéÒÇ仢ÒÂÊǹ  | aoM maH phraaoH haaoF bpaiM khaayR suaanR | "Selling ripe coconuts in the orchard." [an idiom for a meaningless action, as in the English idiom "bringing coals to Newcastle."] |
»Ô´·Í§ËÅѧ¾ÃÐ  | bpitL thaawngM langR phraH | "Put gold (leaf) on the back of the Buddha (image)." [a Thai idiom meaning] to not seek praise for one's good deeds; to do good by stealth |
¢ÇÒ¹¼èÒ«Ò¡  | khwaanR phaaL saakF | "Splitting hardwood with an axe." [a Thai idiom meaning] to give a task its due; to see things as they are; to be realistic [as in the English idiom "to call a spade a spade."] |
ªÑèÇà¨ç´·Õ ´Õà¨ç´Ë¹  | chuaaF jetL theeM deeM jetL hohnR | "Seven times bad, seven times good." [a Thai idiom meaning] fortunes change [as in the English proverbs, "Every cloud has a silver lining." — "Life is not all beer and skittles." — "Laugh today and cry tomorrow."] |
¶ÇÒ¾ÃÐà¾ÅÔ§  | thaL waayR phraH phleerngM | to light the funeral pyre of a dead prince or king, to cremate; to denounce someone |
¶Í´à¢ÕéÂǶʹàÅçº  | thaawtL khiaaoF thaawtL lepH | "Remove the fangs, remove the claws" — [of a person] to become tame |
¶ÍÂËÅѧà¢éÒ¤Åͧ  | thaawyR langR khaoF khlaawngM | [idiom] to be (ideologically) against forward progress |
µ¡¶Ñ§¢éÒÇÊÒÃ  | dtohkL thangR khaaoF saanR | to marry into money |
ÂèÒÁ㨠 | yaamF jaiM | [negative connotation] [is] encouraged; emboldened; [is] rash; bold; [is] becoming emboldened; [is] becoming bolder |
Å×ÁËÙÅ×ÁµÒ  | leuumM huuR leuumM dtaaM | to have a look around |
ÅØèÁ æ ´Í¹ æ  | loomF loomF daawnM daawnM | undulating; inconsistent |
ÅØèÁ æ ´Í¹ æ  | loomF loomF daawnM daawnM | life's ups and downs |
¼Ô´µÒ  | phitL dtaaM | unusual; untoward; strange |
¼Ô´¼Õ  | phitL pheeR | to violate custom or tradition; [especially] to have pre-marital relations with a woman from the north or northeast of Thailand |
¼Ô´àÁÕÂ  | phitL miiaM | [of a man] to commit adultery |
¼Ô´ÊÓá´§  | phitL sahmR daaengM | to eat poisonous food |
à˧×èÍ¡ÒÌᵡ  | ngeuuaL gaanM dtaaekL | [used in spoken Thai] to break out into a cold sweat; to sweat profusely at the moment before one is dying |
¶Ñ§áµ¡  | thangR dtaaekL | broke; without money |
ÊÔé¹¾ÂÈ  | sinF phaH yohtH | to become tame |
¶Í´à¢ÕéÂǶʹàÅçº  | thaawtL khiaaoF thaawtL lepH | [figurative] to remove the fangs or the claws; to take the bite out |
µÕÇÑÇ¡Ãзº¤ÃÒ´  | dteeM wuaaM graL thohpH khraatF | "To beat the dog before the lion." |
µÒÁ㨻ҡ ÅÓºÒ¡·éͧ  | dtaamM jaiM bpaakL lahmM baakL thaawngH | "Gluttony kills more than the sword." |
µÒµèÍµÒ ¿Ñ¹µèͿѹ  | dtaaM dtaawL dtaaM fanM dtaawL fanM | "An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth." |
µèÒ§¡Ñ¹àËÁ×͹ªéÒ§¡ÑºÂا  | dtaangL ganM meuuanR chaangH gapL yoongM | "(To be different like) chalk and cheese." |
µÑ¡¹éÓôµÍ  | dtakL naahmH rohtH dtaawM | "To talk to a brick wall." — "Water off a duck's back." |
µºËÑÇáÅéÇÅÙºËÅѧ  | dtohpL huaaR laaeoH luupF langR | "A kiss after a kick!" |
µºÁ×Í¢éÒ§à´ÕÂÇäÁè´Ñ§  | dtohpL meuuM khaangF diaaoM maiF dangM | "It takes two to make a quarrel." |
µé¹ÃéÒ»ÅÒ´Õ  | dtohnF raayH bplaayM deeM | "All’s well that ends well." |
µ¹à»ç¹·Õè¾Öè§áËè§µ¹  | dtohnM bpenM theeF pheungF haengL dtohnM | "God helps those who help themselves." |
ä´éÍÂèÒ§ àÊÕÂÍÂèÒ§  | daiF yaangL siiaR yaangL | "You can’t make an omelet without breaking eggs." |
´Ù·ÔÈ·Ò§ÅÁ  | duuM thitH thaangM lohmM | "Look before you leap." — "Look at the direction of the winds." |
àª×éÍäÁè·Ôé§á¶Ç  | cheuuaH maiF thingH thaaeoR | "Like father, like son." |
äÇéÅÒÂ  | waiH laayM | to leave behind one’s reputation; to stand on one’ dignity |
ªÒµÔàÊ×Í äÁè·Ôé§ÅÒÂ  | chaatF seuuaR maiF thingH laayM | "The leopard cannot change his spots. " |
ªéÒ§à¼×Í¡à¡Ô´ã¹»èÒ  | chaangH pheuuakL geertL naiM bpaaL | "A genuine is born, not made." |
ªéÒà»ç¹¡Òà ¹Ò¹à»ç¹¤Ø³  | chaaH bpenM gaanM naanM bpenM khoonM | "Haste makes waste." |
¼ÕàÊ×éÍÃÒµÃÕ  | pheeR seuuaF raaM dtreeM | "Lady of the night." — prostitute |
˹Öè§ÀÒ¾...¾Ñ¹¤Ó  | neungL phaapF phanM khahmM | "A picture is worth a thousand words." |
ÊÒÁÇѹ¨Ò¡...¹ÒÃÕà»ç¹Í×è¹  | saamR wanM jaakL naaM reeM bpenM euunL | "Out of sight, out of mind." |
ÂÍÁ§Í äÁèÂÍÁËÑ¡  | yaawmM ngaawM maiF yaawmM hakL | "Better bend than break." |
ÂéÍÁáÁÇ¢ÒÂ  | yaawmH maaeoM khaayR | "You cannot make a silk velvet purse out of a sow’s ear." |
ÂÔ§¡ÃÐÊØ¹¹Ñ´à´ÕÂÇä´é¹¡ÊͧµÑÇ  | yingM graL soonR natH diaaoM daiF nohkH saawngR dtuaaM | "To kill two birds with one stone (bolt, sling, etc.)" |
ÂØ§ÃéÒ¡ÇèÒàÊ×Í  | yoongM raayH gwaaL seuuaR | "The mosquito is more dangerous than the tiger." |
ÃÇÁ¡Ñ¹àÃÒÍÂÙè á¡ËÁÙèàÃÒµÒÂ  | ruaamM ganM raoM yuuL yaaekF muuL raoM dtaayM | "Union is strength." — "Together we live; separate we die." |
äÁéÍè͹´Ñ´§èÒ äÁéá¡è´Ñ´ÂÒ¡  | maaiH aawnL datL ngaayF maaiH gaaeL datL yaakF | "You can't teach an old dog new tricks." |
»Õèᵡ  | bpeeL dtaaekL | to cry a river over or for someone |
àÍÒã¨à¢ÒÁÒãÊèã¨àÃÒ  | aoM jaiM khaoR maaM saiL jaiM raoM | "To empathize or put yourself in somebody' place (or position or shoes)." |
ÍÔ¨©ÒµÒÃé͹  | itL chaaR dtaaM raawnH | envious |
ÍÂèÒ¿×é¹½ÍÂËÒµÐà¢çº  | yaaL feuunH faawyR haaR dtaL khepL | "Don't turn over the rubbish to look for a centipede." — "Don't feed a silkworm that's sleeping." — "Let sleeping dogs lie." |
ÍÂèÒªÔ§ÊØ¡¡è͹ËèÒÁ  | yaaL chingM sookL gaawnL haamL | "Early ripe, early rotten." |
ÍÂèÒµÕµ¹ä»¡è͹ä¢é  | yaaL dteeM dtohnM bpaiM gaawnL khaiF | "To cross the bridge when you come to it." |
ÍÂèҼѴÇѹ»ÃСѹ¾ÃØè§  | yaaL phatL wanM bpraL ganM phroongF | "Never put off till tomorrow what can be done today. " — "Don't put off today by pledging tomorrow." — don't procrastinate |
àË繪éÒ§¢Õé ¢ÕéµÒÁªéÒ§  | henR chaangH kheeF kheeF dtaamM chaangH | "To keep up with the Joneses." — "To be as small as a vinegar fly and want to shit like an elephant." — "Too big for your britches." |
ËÔè§ËéÍÂÍÂèÒá¢è§áʧ¨Ñ¹·Ãì  | hingL haawyF yaaL khaengL saaengR janM | "Light not a candle to the sun." |
ËÇÒ¹ÅÔ鹡ԹµÒÂ  | waanR linH ginM dtaayM | "Fine words but no parsnips." |
ËÁÒàËèÒäÁè¡Ñ´  | maaR haoL maiF gatL | "A barking dog never bites" |
ËÁÒàËèÒ㺵ͧáËé§  | maaR haoL baiM dtaawngM haaengF | "His bark is worse than his bite." |
ËÁÒ¢Õé äÁèÁÕã¤Ã¡ËÒ§  | maaR kheeF maiF meeM khraiM yohkH haangR | "Self-praise is no recommendation." |
˹ÕàÊ×ͻШÃÐà¢é  | neeR seuuaR bpaL jaL raH khehF | "Out of the frying-pan and into the fire." |
¹éÓàÊÕ§ | nahmH siiangR | tone of voice; attitudinal |
¹éÓ¤Ó | nahmH khahmM | [idiom for] words; speech; phrasing; sayings; expressions |
¹éӾѡ¹éÓáç | nahmH phakH nahmH raaengM | labour; effort; one's own strength; one's own exertions; labor of love |
¹éÓÁ×Í | nahmH meuuM | personal exertions; personal efforts; hand; hands; workmanship; craftsmanship; action |
àÃ×ÍÊͧ¹éÓàÃ×ÍÊÒÁ¹éÓ | reuuaM saawngR naahmH reuuaM saamR naahmH | boats used for a few years |
ä¾àÃÒÐà¾ÃÒоÃÔé§ | phaiM rawH phrawH phringH | melodious; tuneful; euphonious; euphonic |
Ã×è¹ËÙ | reuunF huuR | euphonious; euphonic; euphonical |
¹Øè§¹éÍÂËèÁ¹éÍÂ | noongF naawyH hohmL naawyH | [sexual connotation] to be naked; to be in the nude; scantily clad |
¹Ñè§äÁèµÔ´ | nangF maiF dtitL | to have ants in one's pants (to not be able to keep still because you are very excited or worried about something) |
ËÅѧµÔ´½Ò | langR dtitL faaR | to have one's back to/against the wall (to have very serious problems which limit the ways in which you can act) |
µÃÐ˹Õè¶Õèà˹ÕÂÇ | dtraL neeL theeL niaaoR | totally parsimonious |
à¡ÅÕ´à¢éÒäÊé | gliiatL khaoF saiF | to hate someone's guts |
ä´é¡ÓäÃà»ç¹¡Íºà»ç¹¡Ó  | daiF gahmM raiM bpenM gaawpL bpenM gahmM | to be substantially lucrative/profitable |
äÍéá¡èËÑǧÙ!  | aiF gaaeL huaaR nguuM | [colloquial expletive idiom showing strong disapproval] a dirty rotten tricky old man who likes to seduce or like seducing young girls; a dirty rotten tricky old man who performs an indecent and sexual act against a girl |
˹éÒãËèã¨âµ  | naaF yaiL jaiM dtohM | [showing disapproval] generous; broad-minded; kind; kind-hearted |
Á×ÍàµÔº  | meuuM dteerpL | [critical of the way one spends his/her money] lavish; liberal; open-handed; large-handed; generous; free; unstinting |
»ÃЪ´»ÃÐà·Õ´àÊÕ´ÊÕ  | bpraL chohtH bpraL thiiatF siiatL seeR | to be satirical; to be ironical; to be acid; to be biting; to be caustic; to be cynical; to be sardonic; to be sarky (Brit. informal) |
ËÅØÁ¾ÃÒ§  | loomR phraangM | pitfall; pit; trap; snare; trick |
»ÃЪ´»ÃЪѹ  | bpraL chohtH bpraL chanM | to ridicule with sarcasm; to be sarcastic |
»ÃЪѹ¢Ñ¹á¢è§  | bpraL chanM khanR khaengL | to compete; to rival; contend; be in the running; challenge; contest; vie |
·ÁÔÌËÔ¹ªÒµÔ  | thaH minM hinR chaatF | [showing sheer disapproval] inhumane, vicious, dangerous, savage, ruthless, depraved and of low birth, ill-born, low, base, degraded |
â§èà§èÒàµèÒµØè¹!  | ngohF ngaoF dtaoL dtoonL | [derogatory] unintelligent; brainless; dense; dim; half-witted; moronic; obtuse; simple; simple-minded; slow; slow-witted; thick; foolish; asinine; daft (informal); idiotic; imbecilic; inane; nonsensical; pointless; rash; senseless; unintelligent |
Í¡ËÑ¡äÁèÂÑ¡µÒÂ  | ohkL hakL maiF yakH dtaayM | "Heartbroken but still alive!" |
à»ç¹ºéÒà»ç¹ËÅѧ  | bpenM baaF bpenM langR | [of one's infatuation for a person or thing] too earnest; too serious |
àºÕéÂÅèÒ§  | biiaF laangF | inferior; being outdone; disadvantageous |
ÈÒÅàµÕéÂ  | saanR dtiiaF | court of free will |
¢âÁ¢â¨Ã  | khaL mooyM khaL johnM | [¢âÁ ] |
¡ÒûÅèÍÂä¡è  | gaanM bplaawyL gaiL | [colloquial, figurative, idiomatic noun phrase] booboo; stupid mistake; blunder; gaffe; faux pas |
»ÅèÍÂä¡è  | bplaawyL gaiL | [colloquial, figurative, idiomatic verb] to make a stupid or careless mistake; to blunder |
ÊÐÍÖ¡ÊÐÍ×é¹  | saL eukL saL euunF | to sob, weep or cry [usually dramatically to gain sympathy] |
ÃéͧäËéÃéͧËèÁ  | raawngH haiF raawngH hohmL | [ÊÐÍÖ¡ÊÐÍ×é¹ ] |
ºÕº¹éÓµÒ  | beepL nahmH dtaaM | to shed or cry crocodile tears |
àÊ¡ÊÃäì»Ñé¹àÃ×èͧ  | saehkL san[k]R bpanF reuuangF | to spin a yarn |
àÃè§Á×Í  | rehngF meuuM | to hurry or speed up [the work] |
àÅç¡ æ ¹éÍ æ  | lekH lekH naawyH naawyH | [of an object, matter or issue] little; small; trifling; trivial; insignificant |
¹éÓµÒ¤ÅÍàºéÒ  | nahmH dtaaM khlaawM baoF | teary |
à´ç¡ÍÁÁ×Í  | dekL ohmM meuuM | a minor; an innocent person; a childish person |
àÅÕÂá¼Å  | liiaM phlaaeR | to lick one's wounds: to recover from defeat or disappointment |
á¼Åã¨  | phlaaeR jaiM | love's wound |
àÇÅÒªèÇÂÃÑ¡ÉÒá¼Åã¨  | waehM laaM chuayF rakH saaR phlaaeR jaiM | "Time heals love's wounds." |
ÅÙ¡Á×Í  | luukF meuuM | underling; assistant; helper; workmen |
Á×Í¢ÇÒ  | meuuM khwaaR | righthand; right-hand person; specialty; right-hand man. |
âäÀÑÂä¢éà¨çº  | rohkF phaiM khaiF jepL | diseases; ailments |
ÂÇ´ÂÒ¹¾Ò˹Ð  | yuaatF yaanM phaaM haL naH | vehicles |
µÖ¡ÃÒÁºéÒ¹ªèͧ  | dteukL raamM baanF chaawngF | [colloquial] buildings |
¹¡µèÍ  | nohkH dtaawL | [negative connotation] a decoy [used to attract peopel's attention and deceive them] |
ÍÖ¡·Ö¡¤ÃÖ¡â¤ÃÁ  | eukL theukH khreukH khrohmM | disorderly; rambunctious; raucous; rowdy; rowdydowdy; rowdyish; termagant; tumultuous; unruly; vociferous; clamorous; multivocal; vociferant; brawling; noisy; riotous |
ËŧãËŤÅÑè§ä¤Åé | lohngR laiR khlangF khlaiH | [of a person or an object] to be infatuated with; to be captivated by; to be enamoured of; to be enraptured by; to be deeply fascinated by; to be smitten by; to be spellbound by |
äÊé¡Åǧ  | saiF gluaangM | [figurative] [of feelings] having an empty feeling in the stomach; [of appearances] deceptive; [of objects] having a hollow cavity or center; [of plants] having a hollow center in the fruits due to lack of calcium and boron |
¤Ô´ÁÒ¡  | khitH maakF | to think too much or a lot; to be serious; to take (someone's remark) personally |
ÊÁÃÙéÃèÇÁ¤Ô´  | saL maH ruuH ruaamF khitH | to work hand in glove with someone; to be an accomplice or henchman |
à¡Ô´ÁÒÅØÂ  | geertL maaM luyM | born to be wild |
ªÓÃÐÊÐÊÒ§  | chahmM raH saL saangR | to try a case; to make something clear; to purge all the mess |
ÍÔ´âÃÂ  | itL rooyM | exhausted; weary; fatigued; tired; drained; worn out |
¨´¨èÍ  | johtL jaawL | to concentrate; to contemplate; to focus |
á¢ç§ã¨  | khaengR jaiM | [is] courageous; patient; resolved; determined |
ÅѺÅÁ¤Áã¹  | lapH lohmM khohmM naiM | [see ·ÐáÁè§] |
¡ÃзºäËÅè  | graL thohpH laiL | to rub elbows; to rub shoulders |
ËÙ½Ò´  | huuR faatL | to hear things; to hear mistakenly, to mishear; acoustic or audio illusion |
ÊÁ¹éÓ˹éÒ!  | saL maH nahmH naaF | "Serves you right!" |
㨪×é¹  | jaiM cheuunH | to feel relieved; to have a sense of relief; to feel comfortable; to feel consoled; to feel or be at ease or relaxed |
ÂÒ¡àÂç¹áʹà¢ç  | yaakF yenM saaenR khenR | very difficult; very hard and complicated; arduous; extremely demanding; laborious; onerous; strenuous; uphill |
äÁèÃÙé»ÃÐÊÕ»ÃÐÊÒ  | maiF ruuH bpraL seepL raH saaR | ill-mannered; unsophisticated; unpolished; uncultured |
½ÃÑè§¢Õ鹡  | faL rangL kheeF nohkH | [showing disapproval] a Thai follower of European of American customs; a Thai who puts on airs as if he or she was a Westerner; a Thai who apes Westerners |
Í´µÒËÅѺ¢ÑºµÒ¹Í¹  | ohtL dtaaM lapL khapL dtaaM naawnM | to go without sleep; to be burning the midnight oil |
¢éÒÁÇѹ¢éÒÁ¤×¹  | khaamF wanM khaamF kheuunM | over day over night |
µÍ¡ÂéÓ  | dtaawkL yaahmH | to rub it in |
µÍ¡ÂéÓ«éÓàµÔÁ  | dtaawkL yaahmH sahmH dteermM | [rhymed form of µÍ¡ÂéÓ ] to rub it in time and again to remind (someone of something) |
´Ñ¡¤Í  | dakL khaawM | to anticipate someone's words or actions (usually by expressing one's opinions) |
ËÅÒº¨Ó  | laapL jahmM | to have learned one's lesson and to fear to repeat such an offense |
à¢ç´ËÅÒº  | khetL laapL | to profit from experience; to be afraid because of a previous bad episode of experience; to be reformed through suffering, torment or punishment |
â¡è§ÃÒ¤Ò  | gohngL raaM khaaM | to raise the price |
·ÓÍÂèÒ§ÊØ¡àÍÒà¼Ò¡Ô¹  | thahmM yaangL sookL aoM phaoR ginM | to botch up (something) |
ªÐÅèÒã¨  | chaH laaF jaiM | to be careless; to be over confident; to be impertinent; to be officious; to be too bold or daring |
¢Ñ´µÒ·Ñ¾  | khatL dtaaM thapH | [literally] to stop an army from closing in on; to outwit the lines of an army; [figuratively] to do (something) temporarily; to help (get) somebody out of a fix, predicament or embarrassment |
Íѵ¤Ñ´¢Ñ´Ê¹  | atL khatH khatL sohnR | on one's uppers; (to live) in straitened circumstances; destitute; penniless; down and out; impoverished; indigent; insolvent; moneyless; penurious; poor; poverty-stricken |
äÊéáËé§  | saiF haaengF | [usually preceded by ¹Ñ¡à¢Õ¹ or ¹Ñ¡»Ãоѹ¸ì ] destitute; in straitened circumstances |
ÂÒ¡¨¹¢é¹á¤é¹  | yaakF johnM khohnF khaaenH | extremely destitute, impoverished, poverty-stricken and needy |
áÁèà¨éÒâÇéÂ!  | maaeF jaoF wooyH | [an interjection used to express great surprise] "Boy!" |
ÊÒ÷ء¢ìÊØ¡´Ôº  | saanR thook[k]H sookL dipL | all the happiness, life or physical well-being andsuffering of a person |
ÇÕèáÇÇ¢èÒǤÃÒÇ  | weeF waaeoM khaaoL khraaoM | hide or hair or hide nor hair: a vestige or trace of someone or something |
¡ÓàÃÔºàÊÔºÊÒ¹  | gahmM reerpF seerpL saanR | to become insolent or impudent; to become too bold, presumptuous, disobedient or aggressive |
§Í¹µØêº»èͧ  | ngaawnM dtoopH bpaawngL | to be infused with petulance (sulkiness, bad temper, ill humour, irritability, peevishness, pique, sullenness) so much that he or she could float or fly |
ÍÅǹÍÅàǧ  | ohnM laH wohnM ohnM waehngM | disordered; chaotic; disorganized; jumbled; mixed up; topsy-turvy; untidy; tumultuous; wild; boisterous; turbulent; unruly and noisy; uproarious |
à¡Ð¡ÐÃÐÃÒ¹  | gehL gaL raH raanM | to be rowdy, annoying by pushing people around or picking on people like a hooligan or lousy lager lout |
¹Ñ¡àŧËÑÇäÁé  | nakH laehngM huaaR maaiH | rogue; villian; gangeter; thug; scoundrel; vagrant |
ÊÃÇÅàÊàÎÎÒ  | suaanR saehR haehM haaM | [used of a meeting, gathering, party, etc] to laugh and be greatly convivial; [onomatopoeic sound of a crowd expressing great joyfulness] |
¢ÇÑÍè͹  | khwanR aawnL | faint-hearted |
ËÅѧÊÙé¿éÒ Ë¹éÒÊÙé´Ô¹  | langR suuF faaH naaF suuF dinM | [an idiom indicating how farmers work and the arduousness of their work] "back against the sky; face against the land/soil/paddy field" |
¾Ù´ªÑ¡áÁè¹éÓ·Ñé§ËéÒ  | phuutF chakH maaeF naahmH thangH haaF | "To beat around the bush." |
¡èÍáÅéǵéͧÊÒ¹  | gaawL laaeoH dtaawngF saanR | "Never do things by halves." |
¡Ñ¹äÇé´Õ¡ÇèÒá¡é  | ganM waiH deeM gwaaL gaaeF | "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure." |
¡Òà¢éÒ½Ù§¡Ò ˧Êìà¢éҽ٧˧Êì  | gaaM khaoF fuungR gaaM hohng[s]R khaoF fuungR hohng[s]R | "Birds of a feather flock together." |
¡Ô¹¹éÓãµéÈÍ¡  | ginM naahmH dtaiF saawkL | "To play second fiddle." — "To have to be satisfied with the crumbs from a rich man's table." |
¡Ô¹¹éÓà¼×èÍáÅé§  | ginM naahmH pheuuaL laaengH | "To keep something for a rainy day." |
à¡çºàºÕéÂãµé¶Ø¹ÃéÒ¹  | gepL biiaF dtaiF thoonR raanH | "Take care of the pence, and the pounds will take care of themselves." |
á¡§¨×´¨Ö§ÃÙ館³à¡Å×Í  | gaaengM jeuutL jeungM ruuH khoonM gleuuaM | "We only appreciate the worth of salt when the soup is tasteless." — "You'll never miss the water till the well runs dry." — "You don't know what you've got till it's gone." |
ä¡è§ÒÁà¾ÃÒТ¹ ¤¹§ÒÁà¾ÃÒÐáµè§  | gaiL ngaamM phrawH khohnR khohnM ngaamM phrawH dtaengL | "Fine feathers make fine birds; the tailor makes the man." |
ä¡ÅµÒ ä¡Åã¨  | glaiM dtaaM glaiM jaiM | "Long absent, soon forgotten." — "Out of sight, out of mind." |
¢ÂѹàËÁ×͹Á´  | khaL yanR meuuanR mohtH | "To be as diligent as an ant." |
¢éÒ§¹Í¡ÊØ¡ãÊ ¢éÒ§ã¹à»ç¹â¾Ã§  | khaangF naawkF sookL saiR khaangF naiM bpenM phrohngM | "All that glitters is not gold." |
¢ÕèªéÒ§¨ÑºµÑê¡áµ¹  | kheeL chaangH japL dtakH dtaaenM | "Burn your house to frighten away the mice." — "Throw out the baby with the bathwater." |
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