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ดอกฟ้ากับหมาวัด daawkL faaH gapL maaR watH |
pronunciation guide | |
Phonemic Thai | ดอก-ฟ้า-กับ-หฺมา-วัด |
IPA | dɔ̀ːk fáː kàp mǎː wát |
Royal Thai General System | dok fa kap ma wat |
[noun, phrase] | |||
definition | an inappropriate couple; a mismatched pair; "a lady and a tramp"; a high-class lady pursued by a lower-class man | ||
components | ดอกฟ้า | daawkL faaH | a woman of higher rank than the man who is pursuing her |
กับ | gapL | with; to; for | |
หมา | maaR | dog | |
วัด | watH | temple; monastery | |
related words | กระต่ายหมายจันทร์ | graL dtaaiL maaiR janM | to cry for the moon or aspire after something one is not worthy of |
ยูงกระสันเมฆ | yuungM graL sanR maehkF | [old Thai adage meaning] to lust after something you are not worthy of | |
หมามองเครื่องบิน | maaR maawngM khreuuangF binM | [old Thai adage meaning] to lust after something you are not worthy of | |
หมามองปลากระป๋อง | maaR maawngM bplaaM graL bpaawngR | someone chasing the unattainable; a young man chasing after a girl above his social status or a girl who is not interested in him | |
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