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โพย phooyM |
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1. | small slip of paper used in accounting; chit; check; ticket |
2. | to flog; to whip |
Royal Institute - 1982 | ||||||||||
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pronunciation guide | |
Phonemic Thai | โพย |
IPA | pʰoːj |
Royal Thai General System | phoi |
1.  [noun, loanword, Chinese] | |||
definition | small slip of paper used in accounting; chit; check; ticket | ||
examples | โพยก๊วน | phooyM guaanH | Chinese business exchange receipt |
แฉโพย | chaaeR phooyM | to reveal a secret; uncover an account | |
ขอโทษขอโพย | khaawR tho:htF khaawR phooyM | to apologize profusely | |
ตีโพยตีพาย | dteeM phooyM dteeM phaaiM | to go into hysterics; make a scene | |
คนเดินโพยหวยเถื่อน | khohnM deernM phooyM huayR theuuanL | illegal lottery vendor | |
sample sentence | กว่าเขาจะทบทวนอ่านโพยเสร็จ ฟ้าทางตะวันออกเหนือแนวขุนเขาทอดยาวเหยียดก็เริ่มสว่างเรืองรอง gwaaL khaoR jaL thohpH thuaanM aanL phooyM setL faaH thaangM dtaL wanM aawkL neuuaR naaeoM khoonR khaoR thaawtF yaaoM yiiatL gaawF reermF saL waangL reuuangM raawngM "By the time he finished re-reading the list, the Eastern sky which stretched out over the mountains began to shine brightly." | ||
2.  [verb] | |||
definition | to flog; to whip | ||