🗣️ Thailand: “When the water falls, the stump appears”

Thai proverb · Asia

น้ำลดตอผุด

nam lot tor phut

“When the water falls, the stump appears”

When the cover of prosperity or power recedes, the true nature of things — and people — is exposed.

About this proverb

This saying belongs to the oral tradition of Thailand, a country in Asia. Read the full collection of Thailand proverbs, or explore the Proverbs of the World index.

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