ปลาตายน้ำตื้น

A fish out of water

ปลาตายน้ำตื้น
ปลา
bplaa ตาย
dtaai น้ำตื้น
nám dtêun

Vocabulary

bplaa = a fish

dtaai = die

nám dtêun = be shallow (water level)

Literal Meaning

Fish die in shallow water

English Proverb

A fish out of water

Explanation

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If a fish is trapped in shallow water, it is unable to move to catch food or to escape predators, or it may not even be able to get enough water through its gills to survive. If we plan a project we must give it sufficient resources of the right kind so that it can be successful, otherwise it will flounder and die. A person in the wrong environment will not thrive. A child with very special learning needs will not be able to learn in an intensely academic environment.

Example

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สมชายตอบคำถามยากๆ มาได้ตลอด จนถึงคำถามสุดท้ายซึ่งเป็นคำถามง่ายๆ กลับตอบไม่ได้เป็นปลาตายน้ำตื้น

sŏmchaai  dtòp kam tăam  yâak  yâak maa  dâai  dtà-lòt jon tĕung kam tăam sùt  táai sêung bpen kam tăam ngâai ngâai  glàp dtòp mâi dâai bpen bplaa  dtaai  nám  dtêun

Somchai can answer all the difficult questions until the last question which is very easy he doesn’t know the answer. It’s called a miss is as good as a mile.