köken: ไก่ (gài, “chicken”) + ได้ (dâai, “to get; to obtain”) + พลอย (plɔɔi, “gem”). Original concept from one of Aesop's Fables: The Cock and the Jewel.
İzlandacakasta perlum fyrir svín
Malaycakera diberi bunga
Esperantoĵeti perlojn antaŭ la porkojn
cmn明珠暗投
nnkaste perler for svin
shbacati bisere pred svinje
Etimoloji
Phrase composed of 豚 (buta, “pig”) + に (ni, directional particle) + 真珠 (shinju, “pearl”), calque of English cast pearls before swine.