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ทุบหม้อข้าวตัวเอง thoopH maawF khaaoF dtuaaM aehngM |
pronunciation guide | |
Phonemic Thai | ทุบ-ม่อ-ค่าว-ตัว-เอง |
IPA | tʰúp mɔ̂ː kʰâːw tuːa ʔeːŋ |
Royal Thai General System | thup mo khao tua eng |
[phrase, figurative, idiom] | |||
definition | to "cut off one's nose to spite one's face"; to "burn one’s bridges behind one" | ||
components | ทุบ | thoopH | [as with a hammer or other tool] to hit, beat, pound |
หม้อข้าว | maawF khaaoF | rice pot | |
ตัวเอง | dtuaaM aehngM | yourself; self; alone; oneself; himself; herself; by oneself; own; one's own | |