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อย่าเห็นขี้ดีกว่าไส้ yaaL henR kheeF deeM gwaaL saiF |
pronunciation guide | |
Phonemic Thai | หฺย่า-เห็น-คี่-ดี-กฺว่า-ไซ่ |
IPA | jàː hěn kʰîː diː kwàː sâj |
Royal Thai General System | ya hen khi di kwa sai |
[example sentence, idiom] | |||
definition | "Blood is thicker than water." — "The grass is always greener on the other side (of the fence)." | ||
categories | |||
components | อย่า | yaaL | don't...; do not...; don't be...; doesn't |
เห็น | henR | to see; visualize | |
ขี้ | kheeF | waste product; feces; excrement; snot; dung; turd | |
ดี | deeM | [is] good; well; fine; nice; excellent; high | |
กว่า | gwaaL | [suffix used for comparisons] than; more; -er | |
ไส้ | saiF | intestines, innards, entrails, bowels, interior parts; a center or cavity | |