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How to say both as stubborn as each other
in Thai
ขิงก็รา ข่าก็แรง
kǐng gâw raa kàa gâw raaeng
both as stubborn as each other
kǐng risinggâw fallingraa midkàa lowgâw fallingraaeng mid
Two hot-headed people, neither giving way.
- Part of speech
- phrase
- Literally
- ginger is hot, galangal is strong
In a sentence
- ขิงก็รา ข่าก็แรง ทะเลาะกันไม่จบkǐng gâw raa kàa gâw raaeng tá-láw gan mâi jòpBoth are as stubborn as each other, the fight never ends.
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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