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ชุบมือเปิบ choopH meuuM bpeerpL |
Royal Institute - 1982 | ||||
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pronunciation guide | |
Phonemic Thai | ชุบ-มือ-เปิบ |
IPA | tɕʰúp mɯː pɤ̀ːp |
Royal Thai General System | chup mue poep |
1.  [example sentence, idiom] | |||
definition | "One beats the bush, and another catches the birds." — "One man sows, and another reaps." | ||
categories | |||
components | ชุบ | choopH | to coat (with); to plate; to overlay; to gild |
มือ | meuuM | hand; hands | |
เปิบ | bpeerpL | to eat, esp. rice with the fingers | |
2.  [verb] | |||
definition | to take advantage of what someone else has done | ||
components | ชุบ | choopH | to coat (with); to plate; to overlay; to gild |
มือ | meuuM | hand; hands | |
เปิบ | bpeerpL | to eat, esp. rice with the fingers | |
synonym | ฉวยโอกาส | chuayR o:hM gaatL | to take credit for what someone else has done |