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พูดให้หลาบจำ phuutF haiF laapL jamM |
pronunciation guide | |
Phonemic Thai | พูด-ไฮ่-หฺลาบ-จำ |
IPA | pʰûːt hâj làːp tɕam |
Royal Thai General System | phut hai lap cham |
[verb, intransitive, phrase, formal] | |||
definition | to rub one's nose in (it) | ||
notes | Meaning to say or do things which make someone remember that they failed or got something wrong, this expression came from rubbing a dog's nose in its feces or urine so that the animal will remember and not repeat such habits. | ||
components | พูด | phuutF | to speak; to talk; to say |
ให้ | haiF | [auxiliary verb placed after a verb showing result] until; till; toward | |
หลาบจำ | laapL jamM | to have learned one's lesson and to fear to repeat such an offense | |