หมาหวงก้าง
Thai
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From หมา (mǎa) + หวง (hǔuang) + ก้าง (gâang), literally “a dog guarding a fishbone”.
Pronunciation
[edit]| Orthographic | หมาหวงก้าง h m ā h w ŋ k ˆ ā ŋ | |
| Phonemic | หฺมา-หวง-ก้าง h ̥ m ā – h w ŋ – k ˆ ā ŋ | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | mǎa-hǔuang-gâang |
| Royal Institute | ma-huang-kang | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /maː˩˩˦.hua̯ŋ˩˩˦.kaːŋ˥˩/(R) | |
Noun
[edit]หมาหวงก้าง • (mǎa-hǔuang-gâang)
- (idiomatic) dog in the manger; A person who prevents anyone else from having something which he is not entitled to or which he cannot use himself.
See also
[edit]- มดแดงแฝงพวงมะม่วง (mót-dɛɛng-fɛ̌ɛng-puuang-má-mûuang)