Jingjok
Thai phrases › Idioms 2 and four-syllable expressions
How to say to forget one's humble roots
in Thai
วัวลืมตีน
wua luuem dtiin
to forget one's humble roots
wua midluuem middtiin mid
Said of someone who got successful and forgot who helped them.
- Part of speech
- phrase
- Literally
- the cow forgets its hooves
In a sentence
- รวยแล้วอย่าเป็นวัวลืมตีนนะruai láeo yàa bpen wua luuem dtiin náNow you're rich, don't forget where you came from.
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)
All 98 words and phrases in “Idioms 2 and four-syllable expressions” →
Your first 90 days of Thai
Jingjok teaches วัวลืมตีน with audio, the tone drawn on screen, and a check on your own voice. Recognise and use 40 more Thai idioms and the paired and four-beat expressions (คำซ้อน) that give Thai speech its rhythm, and bring them into conversation the way Thais do.
- WEEKS 1–2 · SURVIVEGreet anyone, pay, and order food and 7-Eleven exactly how you like it.
- WEEKS 3–6 · SETTLE INGet around by taxi, Grab and skytrain, find anything, and handle your landlord.
- WEEKS 7–12 · RUN YOUR LIFEPharmacy, bank, SIM and apps, how you feel, and a weekend away, all in Thai.
The first week is free.