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| กบอยู่ในกะลา gohpL yuuL naiM gaL laaM |  |
| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | กบ-หฺยู่-ไน-กะ-ลา |
| IPA | kòp jùː naj kàʔ laː |
| Royal Thai General System | kop yu nai kala |
| [noun, phrase] | |||
| definition | "A big fish in a small pond"; a self-important person in a small community | ||
| classifier | ตัว  | dtuaaM | [numerical classifier for digits, number, bodies, shirts, pants, suits, animals, fish, germs, chairs, tables, desks, software title] |
| categories | |||
| components | กบ  | gohpL | frog |
 อยู่ | yuuL | is (located at); to reside; to live (at); stay; exist at a particular point in time | |
| ใน | naiM | in; inside; within; amidst; into; on; at a particular time | |
| กะลา | gaL laaM | hard coconut shell split in half | |
| sample sentence | โลกภายนอกมันใหญ่กว่านี้ไม่รู้กี่พันเท่า ทำไมเราไม่ออกไปดูโลกภายนอกบ้าง ทำตัวเป็นกบอยู่ในกะลาแบบนี้อยู่  lo:hkF phaaiM naawkF manM yaiL gwaaL neeH maiF ruuH geeL phanM thaoF thamM maiM raoM maiF aawkL bpaiM duuM lo:hkF phaaiM naawkF baangF thamM dtuaaM bpenM gohpL yuuL naiM gaL laaM baaepL neeH yuuL "The outside world is thousands of times larger than this; why don’t we go out and see what’s outside. We just stay within our comfort zone." | ||
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