jai dee สู้
sûu เสือ
sĕua
Vocabulary
jai dee = to be clam ,be generous
sûu = fight
sĕua = the tiger
Literal Meaning
Calm fights tigerEnglish Proverb
Take the bull by the hornsExplanation
If you come up against a tiger sudden, loud panic, screaming and running are probably not the best approach (though possibly the natural instinctive ones). The situation requires a calmer, more rational approach to save “spooking” the tiger into attack. This proverb carries a meaning of facing up to seemingly impossible and perhaps dangerous situations calmly and rationally. Not running away, not going at them “Like a bull in a china shop”
Example
สมชายทำใจดีสู้เสือ บอกความจริงกับสมศรี
Sŏmchaai tam jai dee sûu sĕua bòk kwaam jing gàp Sŏmsĕe
Somchai takes the bull by the horns and tells the truth to Somsri.