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พลั้งปากเสียศีล พลั้งตีนตกต้นไม้ phlangH bpaakL siiaR seenR phlangH dteenM dtohkL dtohnF maaiH |
Royal Institute - 1982 | ||||
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pronunciation guide | |
Phonemic Thai | พฺลั้ง-ปาก-เสีย-สีน-พฺลั้ง-ตีน-ตก-ต้น-ม้าย |
IPA | pʰláŋ pàːk sǐːa sǐːn pʰláŋ tiːn tòk tôn máːj |
Royal Thai General System | phlang pak sia sin phlang tin tok ton mai |
[example sentence, idiom] | |||
definition | "Better the foot slip than the tongue." | ||
categories | |||
components | พลั้งปาก | phlangH bpaakL | to make a slip of the tongue |
เสีย | siiaR | to spend; use up; lose; give up; sacrifice; pay | |
ศีล | seenR | a religious commandment or precept, sacrament | |
พลั้ง | phlangH | to err; to slip | |
ตีน | dteenM | foot; feet; paw | |
ตก | dtohkL | to fall; to drop or pour down; to fail | |
ต้นไม้ | dtohnF maaiH | tree or plant | |