ย้อมแมวขาย
Thai
Etymology
Literally: Dye a cat to sell.
Pronunciation
Orthographic | ย้อมแมวขาย y ˆ ɒ m æ m w kʰ ā y | |
Phonemic | ย้อม-แมว-ขาย y ˆ ɒ m – æ m w – kʰ ā y | |
Romanization | Paiboon | yɔ́ɔm-mɛɛo-kǎai |
Royal Institute | yom-maeo-khai | |
(standard) IPA(key) | /jɔːm˦˥.mɛːw˧.kʰaːj˩˩˦/(R) |
Verb
ย้อมแมวขาย • (yɔ́ɔm-mɛɛo-kǎai) (abstract noun การย้อมแมวขาย)
- (idiomatic) to make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.
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