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How to say advice that falls on deaf ears
in Thai
ตักน้ำรดหัวตอ
dtàk náam rót hǔa dtaaw
advice that falls on deaf ears
dtàk lownáam highrót highhǔa risingdtaaw mid
Nothing grows however much you water it.
- Part of speech
- phrase
- Literally
- pour water on a tree stump
In a sentence
- เตือนกี่ครั้งก็เหมือนตักน้ำรดหัวตอdtuean gìi kráng gâw mǔean dtàk náam rót hǔa dtaawHowever many times I warn him, it goes in one ear and out the other.
From the same situation: Idioms 2 and four-syllable expressions
- คำซ้อนpaired word, word doublet
- คำสัมผัสrhyming words, rhyme
- คำพังเพยsaying, adage
- โวหารrhetoric, way with words
- อุปมาsimile, analogy
- เปรียบเปรยto make a pointed comparison
- คมคายsharp, witty (of words)
- สละสลวยelegant, polished (of language)
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