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| หมาหวงก้าง maaR huaangR gaangF | ![]() |
| Royal Institute - 1982 | ||||
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| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | หฺมา-หวง-ก้าง |
| IPA | mǎː hǔːaŋ kâːŋ |
| Royal Thai General System | ma huang kang |
| [example sentence, idiom] | |||
| definition | "A dog in the manger"; to be possessive of something which one does not deserve | ||
| categories | |||
| components | หมา ![]() | maaR | dog |
หวง ![]() | huaangR | to dearly retain; to cling to; to possess closely | |
ก้าง ![]() | gaangF | fishbone | |

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