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| ย้อมแมวขาย yaawmH maaeoM khaaiR | ![]() |
| Royal Institute - 1982 | ||||
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| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | ย้อม-แมว-ขาย |
| IPA | jɔ́ːm mɛːw kʰǎːj |
| Royal Thai General System | yom maeo khai |
| 1.  [example sentence, idiom] | |||
| definition | "You cannot make a silk velvet purse out of a sow’s ear." "to put lipstick on a pig" | ||
| categories | |||
| components | ย้อม ![]() | yaawmH | to dye (a color); stain; tint |
แมว ![]() | maaeoM | cat | |
ขาย ![]() | khaaiR | to sell | |
| 2.  [verb] | |||
| definition | to dupe; to deceive | ||
| components | ย้อม ![]() | yaawmH | to dye (a color); stain; tint |
แมว ![]() | maaeoM | cat | |
ขาย ![]() | khaaiR | to sell | |
| synonyms | ตวัดลิ้น![]() | dtaL watL linH | to quibble; equivocate; be evasive |
เล่นลิ้น![]() ![]() | lenF linH | to quibble; equivocate | |
หลอกลวง![]() ![]() | laawkL luaangM | to deceive; trick; fool | |
แหกตา![]() | haaekL dtaaM | to deceive; hoodwink; cheat | |

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