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| เอากุ้งฝอยไปตกปลากะพง aoM goongF faawyR bpaiM dtohkL bplaaM gaL phohngM |  |
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| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | เอา-กุ้ง-ฝอย-ไป-ตก-ปฺลา-กะ-พง |
| IPA | ʔaw kûŋ fɔ̌ːj paj tòk plaː kàʔ pʰoŋ |
| Royal Thai General System | ao kung foi pai tok pla kaphong |
| [example sentence, idiom] | |||
| definition | "To throw out a sprat to catch a mackerel." — "To venture a small fish to catch a great one." | ||
| categories | |||
| components |  เอา  | aoM | to take; get; bring |
| กุ้ง | goongF | shrimp; prawn; lobster | |
| ฝอย | faawyR | spray of water; shower; fiber; filament | |
| ไป | bpaiM | to go; <subject> goes | |
| ตก | dtohkL | [usually followed by ปลา or เบ็ด ] to fish | |
| ปลากะพง | bplaaM gaL phohngM | a [type of] fish, sea bass | |
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