ย้อมแมวขาย

Thai

Etymology

Literally: Dye a cat to sell.

Pronunciation

Orthographicย้อมแมวขาย
y ˆ ɒ m æ m w kʰ ā y
Phonemic
ย้อม-แมว-ขาย
y ˆ ɒ m – æ m w – kʰ ā y
RomanizationPaiboonyɔ́ɔm-mɛɛo-kǎai
Royal Instituteyom-maeo-khai
(standard) IPA(key)/jɔːm˦˥.mɛːw˧.kʰaːj˩˩˦/(R)

Verb

ย้อมแมวขาย • (yɔ́ɔm-mɛɛo-kǎai) (abstract noun การย้อมแมวขาย)

  1. (idiomatic) to make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.
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