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| ทั้งหูและตาของเถ้าแก่นั้น เหมือนจะคอยจ้องจับผิดเด็กลูกจ้างอยู่ตลอดเวลา thangH huuR laeH dtaaM khaawngR thaoF gaaeL nanH meuuanR jaL khaawyM jaawngF japL phitL dekL luukF jaangF yuuL dtaL laawtL waehM laaM |  |
| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | ทั้ง-หู-และ-ตา-ของ-เท่า-แก่-นั้น-เหฺมือน-จะ-คอย-จ้อง-จับ-ผิด-เด็ก-ลูก-จ้าง-หฺยู่-ตะ-หฺลอด-เว-ลา |
| IPA | tʰáŋ hǔː lɛ́ʔ taː kʰɔ̌ːŋ tʰâw kɛ̀ː nán mɯ̌ːan tɕàʔ kʰɔːj tɕɔ̂ːŋ tɕàp pʰìt dèk lûːk tɕâːŋ jùː tà lɔ̀ːt weː laː |
| Royal Thai General System | thang hu lae ta khong thaokae nan muean cha khoi chong chap phit dek luk chang yu talot wela |
| [example sentence] | |||
| definition | "The shopkeeper always kept his eyes and ears open for any little mistake his employees might make." | ||
| components |  ทั้ง  | thangH | all; entire; whole; wholly; both (...and); while |
| หู | huuR | ear | |
| และ | laeH | and | |
| ตา | dtaaM | eye | |
| ของ | khaawngR | of; belonging to; that or those of; [a word used with a pronoun to indicate possesion, as in "John's truck"] | |
| เถ้าแก่ | thaoF gaaeL | [แต้จิ๋ว dialect] shopkeeper; shop owner | |
| นั้น | nanH | that one; object at a medium distance; those | |
| เหมือน | meuuanR | [is] similar; all the same; like; as | |
| จะ | jaL | [imminent aspect marker] | |
| คอย | khaawyM | to wait or wait for | |
จ้องจับผิด | jaawngF japL phitL | to watch intently for a mistake; look for 'gotchas'; find fault with | |
| เด็ก | dekL | [fig.] a young person working in a subservient occupation | |
| ลูกจ้าง | luukF jaangF | employee | |
| อยู่ | yuuL | [marker indicating the progressive or perfect aspect] | |
| ตลอดเวลา | dtaL laawtL waehM laaM | all the time | |
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