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| หมามองปลากระป๋อง maaR maawngM bplaaM graL bpaawngR |  |
| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | หฺมา-มอง-ปฺลา-กฺระ-ป๋อง |
| IPA | mǎː mɔːŋ plaː kràʔ pɔ̌ːŋ |
| Royal Thai General System | ma mong pla krapong |
| [noun, phrase] | |||
| definition | 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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| components |  หมา   | maaR | dog |
| มอง | maawngM | to look at; see; view; stare at; glance; eye | |
ปลากระป๋อง | bplaaM graL bpaawngR | canned fish; a can of fish | |
| synonym | หมาเห่าเครื่องบิน | maaR haoL khreuuangF binM | someone chasing after something unattainable |
| related words | กระต่ายหมายจันทร์ | graL dtaaiL maaiR janM | to cry for the moon or aspire after something one is not worthy of |
| ดอกฟ้ากับหมาวัด | daawkL faaH gapL maaR watH | an inappropriate couple; a mismatched pair; "a lady and a tramp"; a high-class lady pursued by a lower-class man | |
| 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 | |
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