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ขี่ช้างจับตั๊กแตน kheeL chaangH japL dtakH gaL dtaaenM |
Royal Institute - 1982 | ||||
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pronunciation guide | |
Phonemic Thai | ขี่-ช้าง-จับ-ตั๊ก-กะ-แตน |
IPA | kʰìː tɕʰáːŋ tɕàp ták kà tɛːn |
Royal Thai General System | khi chang chap takkataen |
[example sentence, idiom] | |||
definition | "Burn your house to frighten away the mice." — "Throw out the baby with the bathwater." — "Use a sledgehammer to crack a nut". | ||
categories | |||
components | ขี่ | kheeL | to ride upon, to drive (an animal, bicycle, or motorcycle) |
ช้าง | chaangH | elephant; pachyderm; Elephas maximus | |
จับ | japL | to arrest; catch; get a hold of; touch; capture; seize; grope | |
ตั๊กแตน | dtakH gaL dtaaenM | grasshopper; mantis | |