ฆ่าช้างเอางา

Thai

Etymology

From ฆ่า (kâa, to kill) + ช้าง (cháang, elephant) + เอา (ao, to take) + งา (ngaa, tusk).

Pronunciation

Orthographicฆ่าช้างเอางา
ˋād͡ʑˆāŋeɒāŋā
Phonemic
ค่า-ช้าง-เอา-งา
gˋād͡ʑˆāŋeɒāŋā
RomanizationPaiboonkâa-cháang-ao-ngaa
Royal Institutekha-chang-ao-nga
(standard) IPA(key)/kʰaː˥˩.t͡ɕʰaːŋ˦˥.ʔaw˧.ŋaː˧/(R)

Verb

ฆ่าช้างเอางา • (kâa-cháang-ao-ngaa)

  1. (idiomatic) to destroy or sacrifice a significant thing for a trifling thing; to waste a large amount of resources for an insignificant or unworthy purpose.
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