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| ถอดเขี้ยวถอดเล็บ thaawtL khiaaoF thaawtL lepH |  |
| Royal Institute - 1982 | ||||
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| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | ถอด-เคี่ยว-ถอด-เล็บ |
| IPA | tʰɔ̀ːt kʰîːaw tʰɔ̀ːt lép |
| Royal Thai General System | thot khiao thot lep |
| 1. [phrase, idiom] | |||
| definition | "Remove the fangs, remove the claws" — [of a person] to become tame | ||
| categories | |||
| components | ถอด  | thaawtL | to remove; undo; strip down; dismantle; take off |
| เขี้ยว | khiaaoF | eyetooth; fang; canine | |
| ถอด | thaawtL | to remove; undo; strip down; dismantle; take off | |
| เล็บ | lepH | claw; fingernail; toenail | |
| 2. [adjective] | |||
| definition | [is] rendered impotent, weak, or ineffectual | ||
| components | ถอด | thaawtL | to remove; undo; strip down; dismantle; take off |
| เขี้ยว | khiaaoF | eyetooth; fang; canine | |
| ถอด | thaawtL | to remove; undo; strip down; dismantle; take off | |
| เล็บ | lepH | claw; fingernail; toenail | |
| synonym | ถูกถอดเขี้ยวเล็บ | thuukL thaawtL khiaaoF lepH | [is] rendered impotent, weak, or ineffectual |
| sample sentence | นายตำรวจใหญ่คนนี้ตั้งแต่ถูกสอบสวนคราวนั้นแล้วไม่เห็นวางอำนาจกับใครอีก ถอดเขี้ยวถอดเล็บไปเลย naaiM dtamM ruaatL yaiL khohnM neeH dtangF dtaaeL thuukL saawpL suaanR khraaoM nanH laaeoH maiF henR waangM amM naatF gapL khraiM eekL thaawtL khiaaoF thaawtL lepH bpaiM leeuyM "The high-ranking police officer after having been investigated does not appear to have ceded his power to anyone else or has become weak or impotent." | ||
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