🇹🇭 Thai, taken literally
รีดเลือดจากปู
reet leuat jak poo · rîit lʉ̂at jàak bpuu
Literally
Squeezing blood from a crab
What it really means
To try to get something from someone who has nothing
Keep the ones you liked. We will bring them back before you forget.
Thai, taken literally
ไก่เห็นตีนงู งูเห็นนมไก่The chicken sees the snake's feet, the snake sees the chicken's breastsหนีเสือปะจระเข้Fleeing the tiger, meeting the crocodileขี่ช้างจับตั๊กแตนRiding an elephant to catch a grasshopperสีซอให้ควายฟังPlaying the violin for a water buffaloแมวไม่อยู่หนูร่าเริงWhen the cat is away, the mice will playกบในกะลาครอบA frog in a coconut shell