ถ่านไฟเก่า

Old flame

ถ่านไฟเก่า
ถ่านไฟ
tàan fai
เก่า
gào

Vocabulary

tàan fai = embers

gào = be old

Literal Meaning

Charcoal from an old fire

English Proverb

Old flame

Explanation

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When the fire dies down and appears to be out, there will be, under the ashes, a few barely glowing embers. If we gently blow on these pieces of charcoal from the old fire, we can get them to rekindle and so make the fire burn once more. When a love affair ends, although to all intents and purposes, it appears that the fire is extinguished, traces of it may still be glowing slightly under the ashes. There is always the chance that a small change in circumstances may cause the the flames of the old relationship to start all over again. So an ex-lover is like charcoal from an old fire.

Example

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สมชายเดินชนกับถ่านไฟเก่าของเขาที่ห้องสมุด

sŏmchaai dern chon gàp tàan fai gào kŏng kăo têe  hông sà-mùt

Somchai bumped into his old flame in the library.