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| เกี่ยวแฝกมุงป่า giaaoL faaekL moongM bpaaL |  |
| Royal Institute - 1982 | ||||
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| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | เกี่ยว-แฝก-มุง-ป่า |
| IPA | kìːaw fɛ̀ːk muŋ pàː |
| Royal Thai General System | kiao faek mung pa |
| [verb, phrase] | |||
| definition | to bite off more than you can chew; try to do more than you can; overestimate own ability; your eyes are bigger than your stomach | ||
| categories | |||
| components |  เกี่ยว  | giaaoL | to mow or harvest, reap, cut |
| แฝก | faaekL | elephant grass, Typha elephantina | |
| มุง | moongM | to thatch; to roof | |
| ป่า | bpaaL | forest; woods; jungle; wild | |
| sample sentence | ก่อนจะทำอะไรหัดประเมินความสามารถของตัวเองก่อนนะ คิดจะทำสวน ๑๐๐๐ ไร่คนเดียวเกี่ยวแฝกมุงป่าชัด ๆ  gaawnL jaL thamM aL raiM hatL bpraL meernM khwaamM saaR maatF khaawngR dtuaaM aehngM gaawnL naH khitH jaL thamM suaanR phanM raiF khohnM diaaoM giaaoL faaekL moongM bpaaL chatH "Before you do something, first try to figure out whether you are able to do it; intending to plant your own garden of 1,000 rai is biting off more than you can chew." | ||
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