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| ปาหินถามทาง bpaaM hinR thaamR thaangM |  |
| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | ปา-หิน-ถาม-ทาง |
| IPA | paː hǐn tʰǎːm tʰaːŋ |
| Royal Thai General System | pa hin tham thang |
| [verb, phrase] | |||
| definition | to launch a trial ballon; test the waters; take a shot in the dark | ||
| components | ปา  | bpaaM | to throw; fling; cast; heave; hurl; sling; toss |
หิน  | hinR | stone; rock | |
 ถาม | thaamR | to ask (a question); to inquire; to quiz; to interrogate | |
| ทาง | thaangM | direction, way, path, course, the way | |
| synonym | โยนหินถามทาง | yo:hnM hinR thaamR thaangM | to launch a trial ballon; test the waters; take a shot in the dark |
| sample sentence | ข้อปฏิบัติในการเดินทางไปในป่า คือ ต้องกราบไหว้เจ้าป่าเจ้าเขา หรือเวลาจะใช้น้ำให้แก้อาถรรพ์โดยปาหินถามทาง khaawF bpaL dtiL batL naiM gaanM deernM thaangM bpaiM naiM bpaaL kheuuM dtawngF graapL waiF jaoF bpaaL jaoF khaoR reuuR waehM laaM jaL chaiH naamH haiF gaaeF aaM thanR dooyM bpaaM hinR thaamR thaangM "When you go travelling into the forest you must pay obeisance to the spirits of the forest and the mountains; and, [you must do the same] when you use water to dispel evil spirits or ask casting stones to determine what to do." | ||
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