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อย่าฟื้นฝอยหาตะเข็บ yaaL feuunH faawyR haaR dtaL khepL |
pronunciation guide | |
Phonemic Thai | หฺย่า-ฟื้น-ฝอย-หา-ตะ-เข็บ |
IPA | jàː fɯ́ːn fɔ̌ːj hǎː tàʔ kʰèp |
Royal Thai General System | ya fuen foi ha takhep |
[example sentence, idiom] | |||
definition | "Don't turn over the rubbish to look for a centipede." — "Don't feed a silkworm that's sleeping." — "Let sleeping dogs lie." | ||
categories | |||
components | อย่า | yaaL | don't...; do not...; don't be...; doesn't |
ฟื้น | feuunH | to recover from injuries; to regain previous status; to revive; to resuscitate | |
ฝอย | faawyR | rubbish, fibers, filaments | |
หา | haaR | to find; look for; seek; to search | |
ตะเข็บ | dtaL khepL | [a certain type of] centipede-like invertebrate | |