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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 | |