อดเปรี้ยวไว้กินหวาน

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Thai[edit]

Etymology[edit]

อด (òt) +‎ เปรี้ยว (bprîao) +‎ ไว้ (wái) +‎ กิน (gin) +‎ หวาน (wǎan); literally, "forgo the sour for the sweet". The idiom comes from the fact that many local fruits of Thailand, such as mangoes, initially have sour taste but will become sweet if left for a period of time. Some people love to eat them when they are still sour, but some love to wait until they are sweet.

Pronunciation[edit]

Orthographicอดเปรี้ยวไว้กินหวาน
ɒ ɗ e p r ī ˆ y w ai w ˆ k i n h w ā n
Phonemic
อด-เปฺรี้ยว-ไว้-กิน-หฺวาน
ɒ ɗ – e p ̥ r ī ˆ y w – ai w ˆ – k i n – h ̥ w ā n
RomanizationPaiboonòt-bprîao-wái-gin-wǎan
Royal Instituteot-priao-wai-kin-wan
(standard) IPA(key)/ʔot̚˨˩.pria̯w˥˩.waj˦˥.kin˧.waːn˩˩˦/(R)

Verb[edit]

อดเปรี้ยวไว้กินหวาน (òt-bprîao-wái-gin-wǎan) (abstract noun การอดเปรี้ยวไว้กินหวาน)

  1. (idiomatic) To refrain from doing or enjoying something in order to await a better thing.

References[edit]

  • Department of Academic Affairs, Ministry of Education of Thailand. (2000). สำนวนไทย [Thai Idioms]. (In Thai). Bangkok: Department of Academic Affairs, Ministry of Education of Thailand. →ISBN. Page 343.