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| ช้างเผือก chaangH pheuuakL |  |
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| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | ช้าง-เผือก |
| IPA | tɕʰáːŋ pʰɯ̀ːak |
| Royal Thai General System | chang phueak |
| 1. | |||
| definition | auspicious white elephant | ||
| image |  | ||
| components |  ช้าง   | chaangH | elephant; pachyderm; Elephas maximus |
| เผือก | pheuuakL | albino; white | |
| sample sentence | |||
| 2. [noun, figurative, idiom] | |||
| definition | a person who was born in a rural or provincial area, has become knowledgeable and successful in life, and thus garnered fame in a metropolitan area | ||
| components | ช้าง | chaangH | elephant; pachyderm; Elephas maximus |
| เผือก | pheuuakL | albino; white | |
| 3. ทางช้างเผือก thaangM chaangH pheuuakL [noun] | |||
| definition | The Milky Way | ||
| categories | |||
| components | ทาง | thaangM | direction; way; course; the way |
| ช้าง | chaangH | elephant; pachyderm; Elephas maximus | |
| เผือก | pheuuakL | albino; white | |
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