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วัวแก่กินหญ้าอ่อน wuaaM gaaeL ginM yaaF aawnL |
pronunciation guide | |
Phonemic Thai | วัว-แก่-กิน-ย่า-อ่อน |
IPA | wuːa kɛ̀ː kin jâː ʔɔ̀ːn |
Royal Thai General System | wua kae kin ya on |
[example sentence, figurative, idiom] | |||
definition | "Old bull eats soft grass." — [referring to] the marriage between an older man and a younger woman." | ||
categories | |||
components | วัว | wuaaM | cow; ox; bovine |
แก่ | gaaeL | [of a person or animal] [is] old; aged | |
กิน | ginM | to eat or drink; consume; exploit | |
หญ้า | yaaF | grass, turf, family Gramineae | |
อ่อน | aawnL | [is] soft; pliable; tender; [of a drink] mild, weak | |
related word | เฒ่าหัวงู | thaoF huaaR nguuM | dirty old man |