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| อย่าตีตนไปก่อนไข้ yaaL dteeM dtohnM bpaiM gaawnL khaiF |  |
| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | หฺย่า-ตี-ตน-ไป-ก่อน-ไค่ |
| IPA | jàː tiː ton paj kɔ̀ːn kʰâj |
| Royal Thai General System | ya ti ton pai kon khai |
| 1. [example sentence, idiom] | |||
| definition | "To cross the bridge when you come to it." | ||
| categories | |||
| components | อย่า  | yaaL | don't...; do not...; don't be...; doesn't |
 ตี | dteeM | to beat; hit; strike; or whip | |
| ตน | dtohnM | self; person; man; oneself | |
| ไป | bpaiM | to go; <subject> goes | |
| ก่อน | gaawnL | before; earlier; time gone by; prior to; in advance of; ahead of time; previously; formerly; initially; beforehand; firstly; first; now; ago | |
| ไข้ | khaiF | fever; a temperature of the body; sickness | |
| 2. [verb, phrase] | |||
| definition | to be overly concerned about a problem before the problem arises | ||
| notes | อย่าตีตนไปก่อนไข้ = "อย่าวิตกกังวลหรือหวาดกลัวสิ่งที่ยังไม่เกิดขึ้น" มาจาก "๒,๐๐๐ สุภาษิตไทย" หน้า ๒๘๓. | ||
| components | อย่า | yaaL | don't...; do not...; don't be...; doesn't |
| ตี | dteeM | to beat; hit; strike; or whip | |
| ตน | dtohnM | self; person; man; oneself | |
| ไป | bpaiM | [directional auxiliary meaning "away"] | |
| ก่อน | gaawnL | before; earlier; time gone by; prior to; in advance of; ahead of time; previously; formerly; initially; beforehand; firstly; first; now; ago | |
| ไข้ | khaiF | fever; a temperature of the body; sickness | |
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