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| โกงกิน go:hngM ginM |  |
| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | โกง-กิน |
| IPA | koːŋ kin |
| Royal Thai General System | kong kin |
| 1. [verb] | |||
| definition | to act in a corrupt manner; enrich oneself; act illegally by taking from others | ||
| components | โกง  | go:hngM | to cheat; deceive; trick |
 กิน | ginM | to eat or drink; consume | |
| 2. การโกงกิน gaanM go:hngM ginM [noun] | |||
| definition | corruption; illegal self-enrichment | ||
| components | การ | gaanM | [placed before a verb or noun to create a noun which indicates a general activity, process, or state] the process of..., the activity of..., an enactment of..., the state of... [see notes] |
| โกง | go:hngM | to cheat; deceive; trick | |
| กิน | ginM | to eat or drink; consume | |
| synonyms | |||
| ความทุจริต | khwaamM thootH jaL ritL | corruption | |
| คอรัปชั่น | khaawM rapH chanF | [Thai transcription of the foreign loanword, "corruption"] | |
| sample sentences | |||
บทความเรื่องนี้ตีแผ่การโกงกินครั้งใหญ่ของรัฐมนตรีของรัฐบาลชุดนี้  bohtL khwaamM reuuangF neeH dteeM phaaeL gaanM go:hngM ginM khrangH yaiL khaawngR ratH thaL mohnM dtreeM khaawngR ratH thaL baanM chootH neeH "This article discloses the major corruption [schemes] which this government’s ministers [carried out]." | |||
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