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| เล่นละครตบตา lenF laH khaawnM dtohpL dtaaM |  |
| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | เล่น-ละ-คอน-ตบ-ตา |
| IPA | lên láʔ kʰɔːn tòp taː |
| Royal Thai General System | len lakhon top ta |
| [verb, phrase] | |||
| definition | to masquerade; spoof someone; fool someone | ||
| components | เล่นละคร  | lenF laH khaawnM | [as an actor] to act |
| ตบตา | dtohpL dtaaM | to hoodwink; cheat or deceive; trick; mislead | |
| sample sentence | เขาเล่นละครตบตาให้คนเข้าใจผิดว่าไม่ถูกใจกับหัวหน้าพรรค ที่แท้ก็แอบไปพบกันที่บ้านพัก khaoR lenF laH khaawnM dtohpL dtaaM haiF khohnM khaoF jaiM phitL waaF maiF thuukL jaiM gapL huaaR naaF phakH theeF thaaeH gaawF aaepL bpaiM phohpH ganM theeF baanF phakH "He pretended to be something he was not in order to mislead others that he did not get along with the head of the political party; in reality they surreptitiously met at his home." | ||
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