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| ถี่ลอดตาช้าง ห่างลอดตาเล็น theeL laawtF dtaaM chaangH haangL laawtF dtaaM lenM | ![]() |
| Royal Institute - 1982 | ||||
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| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | ถี่-ลอด-ตา-ช้าง-ห่าง-ลอด-ตา-เล็น |
| IPA | tʰìː lɔ̂ːt taː tɕʰáːŋ hàːŋ lɔ̂ːt taː len |
| Royal Thai General System | thi lot ta chang hang lot ta len |
| [example sentence, idiom] | |||
| definition | "Penny wise and pound foolish." | ||
| categories | |||
| components | ถี่ ![]() | theeL | frequent; in quick order; in rapid succession; repeated in quick succession |
ลอด ![]() | laawtF | to go through or under | |
ตา ![]() | dtaaM | eye | |
ช้าง ![]() | chaangH | elephant; pachyderm; Elephas maximus | |
ห่าง ![]() | haangL | [is] distant; far from; far away; far apart | |
ลอด ![]() | laawtF | to go through or under | |
ตา ![]() | dtaaM | eye | |
เล็น ![]() | lenM | flea; lice; nit | |

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