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| หน้าไหว้หลังหลอก naaF waiF langR laawkL |  |
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| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | น่า-ไว่-หฺลัง-หฺลอก |
| IPA | nâː wâj lǎŋ lɔ̀ːk |
| Royal Thai General System | na wai lang lok |
| [adjective] | |||
| definition | [is] hypocritical; say one thing, do another | ||
| components |  หน้า   | naaF | face; front; facade; visage; (to nod) head |
| ไหว้ | waiF | wai, the respectful Thai (and Lao) gesture of thanks, apology, or greeting; to (give a) wai | |
| หลัง | langR | behind; following; at the rear | |
| หลอก | laawkL | to trick; to deceive; to delude; to beguile; to cheat (on a test) | |
| sample sentence | หน้าไหว้หลังหลอกหมายความว่า ต่อหน้ากระทำอย่างหนึ่งลับหลังทำอีกอย่างหนึ่ง.  naaF waiF langR laawkL maaiR khwaamM waaF dtaawL naaF graL thamM yaangL neungL lapH langR thamM eekL yaangL neungL "To be hypocritical means that, in front of someone’s face, you do (or say) one thing but behind their back, you do (or say) another." | ||
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