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หิ่งห้อยอย่าแข่งแสงจันทร์ hingL haawyF yaaL khaengL saaengR janM |
pronunciation guide | |
Phonemic Thai | หิ่ง-ฮ่อย-หฺย่า-แข่ง-แสง-จัน |
IPA | hìŋ hɔ̂ːj jàː kʰɛ̀ŋ sɛ̌ːŋ tɕan |
Royal Thai General System | hinghoi ya khaeng saeng chan |
[example sentence, idiom] | |||
definition | "Light not a candle to the sun." | ||
categories | |||
components | หิ่งห้อย | hingL haawyF | firefly |
อย่า | yaaL | don't...; do not...; don't be...; doesn't | |
แข่ง | khaengL | to compete; to race; to contend with; to strive for; to vie | |
แสง | saaengR | light; ray; light ray; beam of light | |
จันทร์ | janM | the Moon | |