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| หงส์ hohngR |  |
| contents of this page | |
| 1. | swan |
| 2. | [Indian mythology] a mythical goose |
| 3. | Chinese legendary phoenix |
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| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | หง |
| IPA | hǒŋ |
| Royal Thai General System | hong |
| alternate spelling | หงษ์  | hohngR | |
| 1. [noun] | |||
| definition | swan | ||
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| categories | |||
| examples | หงส์แดง | hohngR daaengM | Thai name for the Liverpool F.C. (Liverpool) |
| กาในฝูงหงส์ | gaaM naiM fuungR hohngR | a person out of place; someone living about his or her class; an ugly duckling | |
| ผักกาดหางหงษ์ | phakL gaatL haangR hohngR | Chinese cabbage; Michihili cabbage | |
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| 2. [noun] | |||
| definition | [Indian mythology] a mythical goose | ||
| image |  Gift from Doris Duke Charitable Foundation's Southeast Asian Art Collection. Photo courtesy of Asian Art Museum of San Francisco. | ||
| example | เรือพระที่นั่งสุพรรณหงส์  reuuaM phraH theeF nangF sooL phanM naH hohngR Subhannahong Royal Barge, which is brought afloat the แม่น้ำเจ้าพระยา (the Chao Phraya river) Pannually for their Majesties the King and Queen and the royal family members to perform the royal ceremony called ทอดกฐิน —to present ผ้ากฐิน (yellow robes) to พระภิกษุสงฆ์ (Buddhist monks) at the end of the Buddhist Lent | ||
| 3. [noun] | |||
| definition | Chinese legendary phoenix | ||
| examples | หงส์เหนือมังกร | hohngR neuuaR mangM gaawnM | swan over dragon, the "woman on top" position for intercourse |
| หงส์ร่อนมังกรรำ | hohngR raawnF mangM gaawnM ramM | "hovering phoenix, dancing dragon"; a popular traditional Chinese design | |
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