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Thai

a man playing a traditional Thai fiddle.

Etymology

From สี (sǐi, “to play”) +‎ ซอ (sɔɔ, “traditional Thai fiddle”) +‎ ให้ (hâi, “to; for”) +‎ ควาย (kwaai, “water buffalo”) +‎ ฟัง (fang, “to hear; to listen”); literally "to play a fiddle for a water buffalo to listen"; possibly partial calque from Chinese 對牛彈琴／对牛弹琴 (duìniútánqín, “like playing a zither to a cow”).

Pronunciation

Orthographicสีซอให้ควายฟัง
s ī z ɒ au h ˆ g w ā y v ạ ŋ
Phonemic
สี-ซอ-ไฮ่-คฺวาย-ฟัง
s ī – z ɒ – ai ɦ ˋ – g ̥ w ā y – v ạ ŋ
RomanizationPaiboonsǐi-sɔɔ-hâi-kwaai-fang
Royal Institutesi-so-hai-khwai-fang
(standard) IPA(key)/siː˩˩˦.sɔː˧.haj˥˩.kʰwaːj˧.faŋ˧/(R)

Verb

สีซอให้ควายฟัง • (sǐi-sɔɔ-hâi-kwaai-fang)

  1. (idiomatic, derogatory, offensive) to waste time reasoning with a fool; to waste time giving advice, instruction, or explanation to a fool.
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