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| เลียแข้งเลียขา liiaM khaaengF liiaM khaaR |  |
| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | เลีย-แค่ง-เลีย-ขา |
| IPA | liːa kʰɛ̂ːŋ liːa kʰǎː |
| Royal Thai General System | lia khaeng lia kha |
| [verb, phrase] | |||
| definition | to flatter; adulate; fawn on | ||
| components | เลีย   | liiaM | to lick |
| แข้ง | khaaengF | shin | |
| เลีย | liiaM | to lick | |
 ขา | khaaR | [of a human, chair, tripod, etc.] leg; lower extremities; legs of a pair of pants, e.g. | |
| synonyms | กอดมือกอดตีน | gaawtL meuuM gaawtL dteenM | to fawn; curry favor with |
| ประจบสอพลอ | bpraL johpL saawR phlaawM | to fawn upon/on; curry favor with; ingratiate oneself with; toady; flatter | |
| ประจบประแจง | bpraL johpL bpraL jaaengM | to fawn on; flatter; curry favour with; ingratiate oneself with; suck up to; lick one's boots | |
| สอพลอ | saawR phlaawM | to fawn on; flatter; curry favor; suck up to; lick one's boots | |
| sample sentences | |||
ก่อนหน้านั้นพ่อบ่นเหนื่อยหน่ายกับระบบราชการที่มีคนได้ดิบได้ดีด้วยการเลียแข้งเลียขาหรือการสร้างความสำเร็จในชีวิตด้วยการประจบสอพลอ gaawnL naaF nanH phaawF bohnL neuuayL naaiL gapL raH bohpL raatF chaH gaanM theeF meeM khohnM daiF dipL daiF deeM duayF gaanM liiaM khaaengF liiaM khaaR reuuR gaanM saangF khwaamM samR retL naiM cheeM witH duayF gaanM bpraL johpL saawR phlaawM "Before then, my father complained of being fed up with the civil service system which had people who did well for themselves by currying favor or by achieving success by flattery and fawning." | |||
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