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| ตีไข่ใส่สี dteeM khaiL saiL seeR |  |
| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | ตี-ไข่-ไส่-สี |
| IPA | tiː kʰàj sàj sǐː |
| Royal Thai General System | ti khai sai si |
| [verb, phrase] | |||
| definition | to sugarcoat, gild the lily, embellish, exaggerate | ||
| components |  ตี  | dteeM | to beat; hit; strike; or whip |
| ไข่ | khaiL | egg | |
| ใส่ | saiL | to put in; add | |
| สี | seeR | color; colors; paint | |
| synonyms | ใส่สีใส่สัน | saiL seeR saiL sanR | to sugarcoat, gild the lily, embellish, exaggerate |
| ใส่สีสัน | saiL seeR sanR | to sugarcoat, gild the lily, embellish, exaggerate | |
| related word | ผักชีโรยหน้า | phakL cheeM rooyM naaF | [metaphor] window dressing; gilding; improvements only on the surface |
| sample sentence | ไม่ว่าเรื่องอะไร ๆก็ตามที่เขาพูด อย่าไปเชื่อให้มากนัก เรื่องจริงมีแค่นิดเดียว ที่เหลือเขาก็แค่ ตีไข่ใส่สี ให้ดูน่าสนใจเท่านั้นเอง maiF waaF reuuangF aL raiM aL raiM gaawF dtaamM theeF khaoR phuutF yaaL bpaiM cheuuaF haiF maakF nakH reuuangF jingM meeM khaaeF nitH diaaoM theeF leuuaR khaoR gaawF khaaeF dteeM khaiL saiL seeR haiF duuM naaF sohnR jaiM thaoF nanH aehngM "No matter what he says, don’t fall for it. Just a small portion of what he says is true, the rest is just sugarcoating to make it seem interesting." | ||
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