Disclaimer: This concept is highly regional and may not appear in formal Khmer dictionaries. It exists in the oral tradition of the Cardamom Mountain foothills, passed down as a warning against hubris and poor planning.
This is an interesting request. The phrase (more accurately transcribed as Thngai Kmek Chnas or Thngai K'mek Chnas ) does not have a direct, literal translation in standard Modern Khmer. mday kmek chnas