อดเปรี้ยวไว้กินหวาน

Thai

Etymology

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

Orthographic		อดเปรี้ยวไว้กินหวาน 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
Romanization	Paiboon	òt-bprîao-wái-gin-wǎan
	Royal Institute	ot-priao-wai-kin-wan
(standard) IPA(key)		/ʔot̚˨˩.pria̯w˥˩.waj˦˥.kin˧.waːn˩˩˦/(R)

Verb

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

• 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.