Lost in Literal

🇹🇭 Thai, taken literally

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gop nai gala krop · gòp nai gà-laa khrop

Literally

A frog in a coconut shell

What it really means

A frog in a well (someone with a narrow outlook)

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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 playรีดเลือดจากปูSqueezing blood from a crab