ทำดีได้ดี ทำชั่วได้ชั่ว(tam dee dâi dee tam chûua dâi chûua)
Meanings
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you reap what you sow; what goes around comes around
a proverb meaning that good deeds are rewarded with good outcomes, and bad deeds result in bad consequences; the concept of karma.
Examples
คุณkunคุณkun1you (polite)2Mr.; Ms.; Mrs. (title)3quality; virtue; meritยายสอนyaai sŏnยายสอนyaai sŏnGrandma Sorn (proper name/address)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)เสมอsà-mĕrเสมอsà-mĕr1always; invariably2constantly; habitually3equal; level; even4[to] draw; [to] tieว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] cook; prepare food3[to] cause; make4[to] work; be employed5[to] act; behaveดีdeeดีdee1good; of good quality2kind; virtuous3well; nicely4it’s best; better (advisory tone)5gall; bileได้ดีdâai deeได้ดีdâai dee1succeed; do well2have a good outcome; turn out wellทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] cook; prepare food3[to] cause; make4[to] work; be employed5[to] act; behaveชั่วchûuaชั่วchûua1evil; wicked2bad; poor (quality)3for a short time; temporarily (prefix)4classifier for periods of timeได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)6okay; sure; agreedชั่วchûuaชั่วchûua1evil; wicked2bad; poor (quality)3for a short time; temporarily (prefix)4classifier for periods of time
My grandmother always taught me that if you do good, you'll receive good, and if you do evil, you'll receive evil.
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Similar Meaning
หว่านพืชเช่นไร ได้ผลเช่นนั้นwàan-phûut-chên-rái dâi-phǒn-chên-nánหว่านพืชเช่นไร ได้ผลเช่นนั้นwàan-phûut-chên-rái dâi-phǒn-chên-nányou reap what you sow
you reap what you sow
กรรมตามสนองgam dtaam sà-nŏngกรรมตามสนองgam dtaam sà-nŏngkarmic retribution
karmic retribution
บาปบุญมีbàap bun meeบาปบุญมีbàap bun meeKarma is real; sin and merit exist
Karma is real; sin and merit exist
ให้ทุกข์แก่ท่าน ทุกข์นั้นถึงตัวhâi thúk-khúk kàe thâan thúk-nán thǔeng tǔaให้ทุกข์แก่ท่าน ทุกข์นั้นถึงตัวhâi thúk-khúk kàe thâan thúk-nán thǔeng tǔawhat goes around comes around; harm set, harm get
what goes around comes around; harm set, harm get
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ทำดีได้ดี ทำชั่วได้ชั่วtam dee dâi dee tam chûua dâi chûuaทำดีได้ดี ทำชั่วได้ชั่วtam dee dâi dee tam chûua dâi chûuayou reap what you sow; what goes around comes around