ฟังหูไว้หู

Thai

Etymology

From ฟัง (fang, “to listen”) +‎ หู (hǔu, “ear”) +‎ ไว้ (wái, “to keep”) +‎ หู (hǔu, “ear”), literally “listen [with one] ear, keep [the other] ear”.

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ฟังหูไว้หู v ạ ŋ h ū ai w ˆ h ū
Phonemic		ฟัง-หู-ไว้-หู v ạ ŋ – h ū – ai w ˆ – h ū
Romanization	Paiboon	fang-hǔu-wái-hǔu
	Royal Institute	fang-hu-wai-hu
(standard) IPA(key)		/faŋ˧.huː˩˩˦.waj˦˥.huː˩˩˦/(R)

Proverb

ฟังหูไว้หู • (fang-hǔu-wái-hǔu)

1. do not completely believe in what you are told; listen with a grain of salt.