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เลียแผล liiaM phlaaeR |
pronunciation guide | |
Phonemic Thai | เลีย-แผฺล |
IPA | liːa pʰlɛ̌ː |
Royal Thai General System | lia phlae |
[verb, intransitive, phrase, figurative, colloquial, idiom] | |||
definition | to lick one's wounds: to recover from defeat or disappointment | ||
categories | |||
components | เลีย | liiaM | to lick |
แผล | phlaaeR | wound; cut; sore; gash | |
sample sentence | อกหักไม่ยักตาย (แต่นอนเลียแผลอยู่หลายวัน) ohkL hakL maiF yakH dtaaiM dtaaeL naawnM liiaM phlaaeR yuuL laaiR wanM "Heartbroken but still alive! (Had to lick my wounds for a while, though. :P)" | ||