ตำน้ำพริกละลายแม่น้ำ

/tam˧.naːm˦˥.pʰrik̚˦˥.la˦˥.laːj˧.mɛː˥˩.naːm˦˥/

TAYCA → TR

Tanım

•to waste resources or efforts for nothing or for an insignificant or unworthy purpose.

Etimoloji

From ตำ (dtam, “to pound; to make or cook by pounding”) + น้ำพริก (nám-prík, “nam phrik, a type of chili paste or sauce”) + ละลาย (lá-laai, “to dissolve”) + แม่น้ำ (mɛ̂ɛ-náam, “river”); literally "to cook up nam phrik for dissolution in river" or "to cook up nam phrik and dissolve it in river".