Tag: Idiomatic expressions in Khmer

In Khmer, the idiomatic expression “turtle’s mouth” (មាត់អណ្ដើក moat ândaek) is used to describe speech that makes no sense. The ...

“The tongue is like a double-edged sword”, according to AI The Khmer saying "អណ្ដាតជាអាទិកន្លង ស្លាប់ផង រស់ផង ពីព្រោះអណ្ដាត" (The tongue leads—both ...

A beautiful Khmer widow portrayed by AI (©Pascal Médeville) The Khmer saying កក​ក៏​បាយ មេម៉ាយ​ក៏​ស្រី កន្ទុយបារី​ក៏​ថ្នាំ, meaning literally “Cold Rice is ...