ช้างตายทั้งตัวเอาใบบัวปิดไม่มิด(cháang dtaai táng dtuua ao bai buua bpìt mâi mít)
Meanings
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you cannot hide a major mistake
a proverb meaning that a huge mistake, crime, or secret cannot be kept hidden (literally: a dead elephant cannot be covered by a single lotus leaf)
Examples
เธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2term of address (affectionate)3she; herจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)ปิดบังbpìt bangปิดบังbpìt bang1[to] conceal; hide [sth]2[to] cover up; mask3[to] keep secretความผิดkwaam pìtความผิดkwaam pìt1fault; blame; guilt2offense; violation (legal)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)ได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)นานnaanนานnaan1for a long time2long (in duration)แค่ไหนkâe năiแค่ไหนkâe năi1how much; to what extent2how far/long3no matter how ... (pattern)มันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2he/she (colloquial, impolite)3greasy; oily; fatty4starchy tuber (yam, taro, etc.)5oil/fat (substance)6creamy; rich (texture/taste)เหมือนmĕuuanเหมือนmĕuuan1similar; alike2like; as3as if; as thoughช้างตายทั้งตัวเอาใบบัวปิดไม่มิดcháang dtaai táng dtuua ao bai buua bpìt mâi mítช้างตายทั้งตัวเอาใบบัวปิดไม่มิดcháang dtaai táng dtuua ao bai buua bpìt mâi mítyou cannot hide a major mistakeหรอกròkหรอกròk1emphatic denial (actually not; certainly not)2assurance/softener particle (explanatory tone)
How long can you hide this mistake? It's like a dead elephant that cannot be covered by a lotus leaf.
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ช้างตายทั้งตัวเอาใบบัวปิดไม่มิดcháang dtaai táng dtuua ao bai buua bpìt mâi mítช้างตายทั้งตัวเอาใบบัวปิดไม่มิดcháang dtaai táng dtuua ao bai buua bpìt mâi mítyou cannot hide a major mistake