"ฆ่าช้างเอางา" meaning in Thai

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Verb

IPA: /kʰaː˥˩.t͡ɕʰaːŋ˦˥.ʔaw˧.ŋaː˧/ [standard] Forms: kâa-cháang-ao-ngaa [romanization]
Etymology: From ฆ่า (kâa, “to kill”) + ช้าง (cháang, “elephant”) + เอา (ao, “to take”) + งา (ngaa, “tusk”). Etymology templates: {{com|th|ฆ่า|ช้าง|เอา|งา|t1=to kill|t2=elephant|t3=to take|t4=tusk}} ฆ่า (kâa, “to kill”) + ช้าง (cháang, “elephant”) + เอา (ao, “to take”) + งา (ngaa, “tusk”) Head templates: {{th-verb|-}} ฆ่าช้างเอางา • (kâa-cháang-ao-ngaa)
  1. (idiomatic) to destroy or sacrifice a significant thing for a trifling thing; to waste a large amount of resources for an insignificant or unworthy purpose. Tags: idiomatic Related terms: ขี่ช้างจับตั๊กแตน (kìi-cháang-jàp-dták-gà-dtɛɛn), ตำน้ำพริกละลายแม่น้ำ (dtam-náam-prík-lá-laai-mɛ̂ɛ-náam)
    Sense id: en-ฆ่าช้างเอางา-th-verb-tqE-H5ph Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Thai entries with incorrect language header, Thai terms with redundant script codes
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "th",
        "2": "ฆ่า",
        "3": "ช้าง",
        "4": "เอา",
        "5": "งา",
        "t1": "to kill",
        "t2": "elephant",
        "t3": "to take",
        "t4": "tusk"
      },
      "expansion": "ฆ่า (kâa, “to kill”) + ช้าง (cháang, “elephant”) + เอา (ao, “to take”) + งา (ngaa, “tusk”)",
      "name": "com"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From ฆ่า (kâa, “to kill”) + ช้าง (cháang, “elephant”) + เอา (ao, “to take”) + งา (ngaa, “tusk”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kâa-cháang-ao-ngaa",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "ฆ่าช้างเอางา • (kâa-cháang-ao-ngaa)",
      "name": "th-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Thai",
  "lang_code": "th",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
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          "parents": [
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to destroy or sacrifice a significant thing for a trifling thing; to waste a large amount of resources for an insignificant or unworthy purpose."
      ],
      "id": "en-ฆ่าช้างเอางา-th-verb-tqE-H5ph",
      "links": [
        [
          "destroy",
          "destroy"
        ],
        [
          "sacrifice",
          "sacrifice"
        ],
        [
          "significant",
          "significant"
        ],
        [
          "thing",
          "thing"
        ],
        [
          "trifling",
          "trifling"
        ],
        [
          "waste",
          "waste"
        ],
        [
          "large",
          "large"
        ],
        [
          "amount",
          "amount"
        ],
        [
          "resource",
          "resource"
        ],
        [
          "insignificant",
          "insignificant"
        ],
        [
          "unworthy",
          "unworthy"
        ],
        [
          "purpose",
          "purpose"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(idiomatic) to destroy or sacrifice a significant thing for a trifling thing; to waste a large amount of resources for an insignificant or unworthy purpose."
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "roman": "kìi-cháang-jàp-dták-gà-dtɛɛn",
          "word": "ขี่ช้างจับตั๊กแตน"
        },
        {
          "roman": "dtam-náam-prík-lá-laai-mɛ̂ɛ-náam",
          "word": "ตำน้ำพริกละลายแม่น้ำ"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰaː˥˩.t͡ɕʰaːŋ˦˥.ʔaw˧.ŋaː˧/",
      "tags": [
        "standard"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ฆ่าช้างเอางา"
}
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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "th",
        "2": "ฆ่า",
        "3": "ช้าง",
        "4": "เอา",
        "5": "งา",
        "t1": "to kill",
        "t2": "elephant",
        "t3": "to take",
        "t4": "tusk"
      },
      "expansion": "ฆ่า (kâa, “to kill”) + ช้าง (cháang, “elephant”) + เอา (ao, “to take”) + งา (ngaa, “tusk”)",
      "name": "com"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From ฆ่า (kâa, “to kill”) + ช้าง (cháang, “elephant”) + เอา (ao, “to take”) + งา (ngaa, “tusk”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kâa-cháang-ao-ngaa",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "ฆ่าช้างเอางา • (kâa-cháang-ao-ngaa)",
      "name": "th-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Thai",
  "lang_code": "th",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "roman": "kìi-cháang-jàp-dták-gà-dtɛɛn",
      "word": "ขี่ช้างจับตั๊กแตน"
    },
    {
      "roman": "dtam-náam-prík-lá-laai-mɛ̂ɛ-náam",
      "word": "ตำน้ำพริกละลายแม่น้ำ"
    }
  ],
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        "Pages with entries",
        "Rhymes:Thai/aː",
        "Thai 4-syllable words",
        "Thai compound terms",
        "Thai entries with incorrect language header",
        "Thai idioms",
        "Thai lemmas",
        "Thai terms spelled with ฆ",
        "Thai terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Thai terms with redundant script codes",
        "Thai verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to destroy or sacrifice a significant thing for a trifling thing; to waste a large amount of resources for an insignificant or unworthy purpose."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "destroy",
          "destroy"
        ],
        [
          "sacrifice",
          "sacrifice"
        ],
        [
          "significant",
          "significant"
        ],
        [
          "thing",
          "thing"
        ],
        [
          "trifling",
          "trifling"
        ],
        [
          "waste",
          "waste"
        ],
        [
          "large",
          "large"
        ],
        [
          "amount",
          "amount"
        ],
        [
          "resource",
          "resource"
        ],
        [
          "insignificant",
          "insignificant"
        ],
        [
          "unworthy",
          "unworthy"
        ],
        [
          "purpose",
          "purpose"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(idiomatic) to destroy or sacrifice a significant thing for a trifling thing; to waste a large amount of resources for an insignificant or unworthy purpose."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰaː˥˩.t͡ɕʰaːŋ˦˥.ʔaw˧.ŋaː˧/",
      "tags": [
        "standard"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ฆ่าช้างเอางา"
}

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