ຊ່າງມືມັນຍາກ ຊ່າງປາກມັນງ່າຍ

Lao

Etymology

Literally: Mastering skills with the hands is difficult; mastering skills with the mouth (by speaking) is easy.

Pronunciation

• (Vientiane) IPA^(key): [saːŋ˧.mɯː˧˥.man˧˥.ɲaːk̚˥˨.saːŋ˧.paːk̚˧˩.man˧˥.ŋaːj˧]
• (Luang Prabang) IPA^(key): [saːŋ˧˨.mɯː˩˨.man˩˨.ɲaːk̚˧˦.saːŋ˧˨.paːk̚˥˥˨.man˩˨.ŋaːj˧˨]
• Hyphenation: ຊ່າງ ມື ມັນ ຍາກ ຊ່າງ ປາກ ມັນ ງ່າຍ
• Rhymes: -aːj

Proverb

ຊ່າງມືມັນຍາກ ຊ່າງປາກມັນງ່າຍ • (sāng mư̄ man nyāk sāng pāk man ngāi)

1. Easier said than done