พูดชักแม่น้ำทั้งห้า

To beat around the bush

ชักแม่น้ำทั้งห้า
พูด
pûut ชัก
chák แม่น้ำ
mâe náam ทั้ง
táng ห้า
hâa

Vocabulary

pûut = speak

chák = pull

mâe náam = the river

táng = whole

hâa = five

Literal Meaning

To speak drawing on all five rivers.

English Proverb

To beat around the bush

Explanation

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Rather than speak straight and concisely, sometimes people will talk in circles, all around what they want to say without getting to the point. This could be because they are just rambling in their speech, or because they are embarrassed or nervous about the subject and so they draw upon all five rivers, rather than just the one.

Example

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หยุดชักแม่น้ำทั้งห้าเถอะ พูดมาตรงๆเลย

yùt chák mâe náam táng hâa tùh pûut maa dtong dtong loie

Stop beating around the bush, speak directly.