กำขี้ดีกว่ากำตด
Thai
Etymology
From กำ (gam, “to grasp; to hold (in the hand); to grip”) + ขี้ (kîi, “excrement”) + ดี (dii, “good”) + กว่า (gwàa, “more; over; than”) + กำ (gam, idem) + ตด (dtòt, “fart”); literally "having shit in the grip is better than having fart in the grip".
Pronunciation
| Orthographic | กำขี้ดีกว่ากำตด k å kʰ ī ˆ ɗ ī k w ˋ ā k å t ɗ | |
| Phonemic | กำ-ขี้-ดี-กฺว่า-กำ-ตด k å – kʰ ī ˆ – ɗ ī – k ̥ w ˋ ā – k å – t ɗ | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | gam-kîi-dii-gwàa-gam-dtòt |
| Royal Institute | kam-khi-di-kwa-kam-tot | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /kam˧.kʰiː˥˩.diː˧.kwaː˨˩.kam˧.tot̚˨˩/(R) | |
Proverb
กำขี้ดีกว่ากำตด • (gam-kîi-dii-gwàa-gam-dtòt)
- (idiomatic) something is better than nothing; half a loaf is better than none.
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