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How to say when the cat's away the mice will play
in Thai
แมวไม่อยู่หนูร่าเริง
maaeo mâi yùu nǔu râa-roeng
when the cat's away the mice will play
maaeo midmâi fallingyùu lownǔu risingrâa fallingroeng mid
Same image as English, almost word for word.
- Part of speech
- phrase
- Literally
- cat absent, mice cheerful
In a sentence
- หัวหน้าลาพักร้อน แมวไม่อยู่หนูร่าเริงhǔa-nâa laa pák-ráawn maaeo mâi yùu nǔu râa-roengThe boss is on leave: when the cat's away…
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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