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| โยนหินถามทาง yo:hnM hinR thaamR thaangM |  |
| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | โยน-หิน-ถาม-ทาง |
| IPA | joːn hǐn tʰǎːm tʰaːŋ |
| Royal Thai General System | yon hin tham thang |
| [verb, idiom] | |||
| definition | to launch a trial ballon; test the waters; take a shot in the dark | ||
| categories | |||
| components |  โยน  | yo:hnM | to throw; pitch; cast; fling; hurl |
หิน  | hinR | stone; rock | |
| ถาม | thaamR | to ask (a question); to inquire; to quiz; to interrogate | |
| ทาง | thaangM | direction, way, path, course, the way | |
| synonym | ปาหินถามทาง | bpaaM hinR thaamR thaangM | to launch a trial ballon; test the waters; take a shot in the dark |
| sample sentence | ข่าวที่ตกเป็นข่าวรายวัน เป็นไปในลักษณะของการคาดการณ์หรือการเดาใจที่มาจากการปล่อยข่าวแบบโยนหินถามทางของนักการเมือง khaaoL theeF dtohkL bpenM khaaoL raaiM wanM bpenM bpaiM naiM lakH saL naL khaawngR gaanM khaatF gaanM reuuR gaanM daoM jaiM theeF maaM jaakL gaanM bplaawyL khaaoL baaepL yo:hnM hinR thaamR thaangM khaawngR nakH gaanM meuuangM "The news item which made the daily papers was in the nature of a prediction or a guess which came from an (intentional) news leak generated by the politicians to test the waters (for the idea)." | ||
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