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| สอนจระเข้ว่ายน้ำ saawnR jaawM raH khaehF waaiF naamH |  |
| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | สอน-จอ-ระ-เค่-ว่าย-น้าม |
| IPA | sɔ̌ːn tɕɔː ráʔ kʰêː wâːj náːm |
| Royal Thai General System | son chorakhe wai nam |
| [example sentence, figurative, idiom] | |||
| definition | "[lit.] "To teach a crocodile how to swim." "To teach grandma how to suck eggs." — to tell someone how to do something that they already know well." | ||
| categories | |||
| components |  สอน   | saawnR | to teach; to instruct; to train |
| จระเข้ | jaawM raH khaehF | alligator; crocodile | |
| ว่าย | waaiF | to swim; to glide; to float or waft along through the air in the manner of a swimmer | |
| น้ำ | naamH | water; fluid; liquid | |
| synonym | |||
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