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How to say each knows the other's secrets
in Thai
ไก่เห็นตีนงู งูเห็นนมไก่
gài hěn dtiin nguu nguu hěn nom gài
each knows the other's secrets
gài lowhěn risingdtiin midnguu midnguu midhěn risingnom midgài low
Two people who can't expose each other because both know too much.
- Part of speech
- phrase
- Literally
- the chicken sees the snake's feet, the snake sees the chicken's breasts
In a sentence
- สองคนนี้ไก่เห็นตีนงู งูเห็นนมไก่sǎawng kon níi gài hěn dtiin nguu nguu hěn nom gàiThose two know each other's secrets.
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- สุภาษิตproverb
- คำคมwitty saying, quote
- ตีความto interpret
- ตรงตัวliteral
- ขำfunny; to find funny
- ขำกลิ้งhilarious (rolling with laughter)
- ฮาhilarious (slang)
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