ใส่ไข่
Thai
Etymology
ใส่ (sài, “to add; to fill; to insert”) + ไข่ (kài, “egg”); literally "to add an egg", referring to a cooking method to add specialities to a dish.
Pronunciation
| Orthographic | ใส่ไข่ au s ˋ ai kʰ ˋ | |
|---|---|---|
| Phonemic | ไส่-ไข่ ai s ˋ – ai kʰ ˋ | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | sài-kài |
| Royal Institute | sai-khai | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /saj˨˩.kʰaj˨˩/(R) | |
Verb
ใส่ไข่ • (sài-kài) (abstract noun การใส่ไข่)
- (slang, of a report, story, etc) to colour; to distort; to exaggerate; to manipulate; to misrepresent; to twist.