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| สุนัขจนตรอก sooL nakH johnM dtraawkL |
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| Phonemic Thai | สุ-นัก-จน-ตฺรอก |
| IPA | sùʔ nák tɕon trɔ̀ːk |
| Royal Thai General System | sunak chon trok |
| [adjective, phrase, colloquial, idiom] | |||
| definition | [is] held at bay; cornered | ||
| components | สุนัข  | sooL nakH | [formal, polite] dog; puppy |
จนตรอก | johnM dtraawkL | [is] cornered; maneuvered; checkmated; stalled; held at bay | |
| sample sentence | เขาก็ตัดสินใจสู้แบบสุนัขจนตรอก เพราะวันนี้เขาไม่มีอะไร ๆ จะต้องเสียอีกต่อไป khaoR gaawF dtatL sinR jaiM suuF baaepL sooL nakH johnM dtraawkL phrawH wanM neeH khaoR maiF meeM aL raiM aL raiM jaL dtawngF siiaR eekL dtaawL bpaiM "He has decided to fight like a trapped animal because he has nothing left to lose." | ||