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| ผักชีโรยหน้า phakL cheeM rooyM naaF |  |
| Royal Institute - 1982 | ||||
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| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | ผัก-ชี-โรย-น่า |
| IPA | pʰàk tɕʰiː roːj nâː |
| Royal Thai General System | phak chi roi na |
| [noun, phrase] | |||
| definition | [metaphor] window dressing; gilding; improvements only on the surface | ||
| categories | |||
| components | ผักชี | phakL cheeM | cilantro, wild celery herb, Apium graveolens |
โรย  | rooyM | to sprinkle; to powder | |
 หน้า  | naaF | face; front; facade; visage; (to nod) head | |
| synonym | ผักชีลอยหน้า | phakL cheeM laawyM naaF | [lit. "to sprinkle parsley on top"] to gild the suface appearance of (something); to garnish or make (something) more beautiful |
| related word | ตีไข่ใส่สี | dteeM khaiL saiL seeR | to sugarcoat, gild the lily, embellish, exaggerate |
| example | แบบผักชีโรยหน้า | baaepL phakL cheeM rooyM naaF | to do that part of the work that is being seen or inspected, but do the rest of work badly or even left undone |
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