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น้ำน้อยย่อมแพ้ไฟ naamH naawyH yaawmF phaaeH faiM |
pronunciation guide | |
Phonemic Thai | น้าม-น้อย-ย่อม-แพ้-ไฟ |
IPA | náːm nɔ́ːj jɔ̂ːm pʰɛ́ː faj |
Royal Thai General System | nam noi yom phae fai |
[example sentence, idiom] | |||
definition | "If you don't have a lot of water, don't try putting out a fire." | ||
categories | |||
components | น้ำ | naamH | water; fluid; liquid |
น้อย | naawyH | [is] little; small; minor; tiny; less; few; slight; a little bit; a small amount | |
ย่อม | yaawmF | can; naturally; as a matter of course; inevitably | |
แพ้ | phaaeH | be defeated (by); to lose (to); to fail | |
ไฟ | faiM | fire; flame | |