About Thai idioms
I remembered some Thai idioms a friend once told me, but I only remember the English translation.

If you recognise these, could you give me the original Thai idiom, and maybe a short explanation of the meaning?

They are:

Big face ("naa dan"?)
Snake in the hair
No Way Station (haha! My favourite!)

Any others would be welcome. ขอบคุณครับ! ^^

Question

About Thai idioms
I remembered some Thai idioms a friend once told me, but I only remember the English translation.

If you recognise these, could you give me the original Thai idiom, and maybe a short explanation of the meaning?

They are:

Big face ("naa dan"?)
Snake in the hair
No Way Station  (haha! My favourite!)

Any others would be welcome.  ขอบคุณครับ! ^^

Answer

I think u may use thick-skinned in the meaning of หน้าด้าน ... The meaning of its Janee explained above.

In addition, big-faced also has the meaning in Thai. big-faced = หน้าใหญ่ (Naa yai) is a behavior of someone who always give money, kindness, etc., more than usual or expected.  Seem likes Generous i guess.

For Snake in the head, i think one nice description is, elder playboy.

Answer

1. "No way station" means "No way or Impossible", station just added in the end with no meaning.

2. "Snake in the hair"
 I think you would like to wrote "Snake head" it's mean flerting but use for only man.

3. "Naa Dan"
It's mean you do something in unproperly situation.... like that.. But I am not sure the same meaning in Eng is Big Face.

:)

Answer

หน้าด้าน naa-daan  But I am not sure 'naa-daan' is 'big face' in English? 
หน้าหม้อ naa-mor = หัวงู hwa(hua)-ngoo or 'Tao hwa ngoo' for elder(male) 
No way station --> I have not heard it for a long time. :)

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