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| ฉันเกลียดอ้ายตำรวจนอกรีต มาหาเศษหาเลยกับชาวบ้านที่หาเช้ากินค่ำ chanR gliiatL aaiF dtamM ruaatL naawkF reetF maaM haaR saehtL haaR leeuyM gapL chaaoM baanF theeF haaR chaaoH ginM khamF |  |
| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | ฉัน-เกฺลียด-อ้าย-ตำ-หฺรวด-นอก-รีด-มา-หา-เสด-หา-เลย-กับ-ชาว-บ้าน-ที่-หา-ช้าว-กิน-ค่ำ |
| IPA | tɕʰǎn klìːat ʔâːj tam rùːat nɔ̂ːk rîːt maː hǎː sèːt hǎː lɤːj kàp tɕʰaːw bâːn tʰîː hǎː tɕʰáːw kin kʰâm |
| Royal Thai General System | chan kliat ai tamruat nok rit ma ha set ha loei kap chao ban thi ha chao kin kham |
| [example sentence] | |||
| definition | "I can’t stand those depraved cops! They’re always coming around and nickel and diming the poor locals who are living hand to mouth." | ||
| categories | |||
| components |  ฉัน  | chanR | [used by females in an informal setting—also used by males with intimate friends or lovers] I, me, my |
| เกลียด | gliiatL | to hate | |
| อ้าย | aaiF | [a derogatory prefix placed in front of male names or nicknames to express insult—usually used in a negative way] | |
| ตำรวจ | dtamM ruaatL | a policeman; cop | |
นอกรีต | naawkF reetF | [is] unorthodox; eccentric; untraditional; unconventional; non-conforming; depraved | |
| มา | maaM | to come; <subject> comes | |
| หาเศษหาเลย | haaR saehtL haaR leeuyM | to nickel and dime, scavenge, feed off of, bottom-feed, scrounge around for, “hit someone up for”, look for scraps. | |
| กับ | gapL | with; to; for | |
| ชาวบ้าน | chaaoM baanF | villagers; "common folks"; the people; the hoi polloi, the salt of the earth; ordinary people | |
| ที่ | theeF | [the relative pronouns] that; which; which is... | |
| หาเช้ากินค่ำ | haaR chaaoH ginM khamF | to live from hand to mouth; [is] just able to put food on the table but not to accumulate wealth | |
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