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โลภมาก ลาภหาย lo:hpF maakF laapF haaiR |
pronunciation guide | |
Phonemic Thai | โลบ-มาก-ลาบ-หาย |
IPA | lôːp mâːk lâːp hǎːj |
Royal Thai General System | lop mak lap hai |
[example sentence, idiom] | |||
definition | "Catch not the shadow and lose the substance." — "Grasp all, lose all." — "Kill not the goose that lays the golden eggs." | ||
categories | |||
components | โลภ | lo:hpF | [is] greedy; covetous |
มาก | maakF | much; many; very; more; so much; a great deal; seriously | |
ลาภ | laapF | windfall; unexpected gain | |
หาย | haaiR | to disappear; lose; lost; be missing | |