ขนหน้าแข้งเศรษฐี(kŏn nâa kâeng sèt-tĕe)
Meanings
1NounB1
literal: hair on a rich man's shins
Literally, the hair on a rich man's shins.
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)หนังnăngหนังnăng1leather2movie; film3thin sheet; membrane (informal)4skin; hideเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)เห็นhĕnเห็นhĕn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asขนหน้าแข้งเศรษฐีkŏn nâa kâeng sèt-tĕeขนหน้าแข้งเศรษฐีkŏn nâa kâeng sèt-tĕe1literal: hair on a rich man's shins2idiom: trivial cost for the richตอนที่dton têeตอนที่dton têe1when; at the time that2episode/part (numbered label)เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillนั่งnângนั่งnâng1[to] sit; sit down2[to] take; ride [sth] (vehicle)ไขว่ห้างkwài hâangไขว่ห้างkwài hâang[to] cross one's legs (at the knee)
In the movie, we saw the rich man's shin hair when he sat with his legs crossed.
2NounB2
idiom: trivial cost for the rich
An idiomatic, often sarcastic phrase implying that a small expense or favor would not affect a wealthy person (i.e., it won’t make even a rich man’s shin hair fall out).
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillซื้อséuซื้อséu1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offรถสปอร์ตrót sà-bpòtรถสปอร์ตrót sà-bpòtsports car; sporty performance carคันkanคันkan1itchy2itch3lever; handle4classifier for vehicles5shaft; rod; poleใหม่màiใหม่mài1new; not old2new; different; fresh3again; anew4new; inexperienced (novice)ราคาraa-kaaราคาraa-kaa1price; cost2price level; listed price3[to] cost; [to be] priced atแค่kâeแค่kâe1only; just2merely; simply (downplaying)3only; just (preposition)สิบล้านsìp láanสิบล้านsìp láanten millionเองayngเองayng1oneself; personally; by oneself2exactly that/itself3emphatic particle (self/only)สำหรับsăm-ràpสำหรับsăm-ràp1for; intended for; for the purpose of2as for; regardingเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillแล้วก็láeo gâwแล้วก็láeo gâw1and then; after that (sequence)2and also; plus (addition)3and; so; then (continuation/filler)แค่kâeแค่kâe1only; just2merely; simply (downplaying)3only; just (preposition)ขนหน้าแข้งเศรษฐีkŏn nâa kâeng sèt-tĕeขนหน้าแข้งเศรษฐีkŏn nâa kâeng sèt-tĕe1literal: hair on a rich man's shins2idiom: trivial cost for the rich
He bought a new sports car for only ten million baht. For him, it's just like a rich man's shin hair.
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Word Breakdown
ขนหน้าแข้งkŏn nâa kâengขนหน้าแข้งkŏn nâa kâeng1shin hair2be unaffected; suffer no loss (idiom)Part 1
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ขนหน้าแข้งเศรษฐีkŏn nâa kâeng sèt-tĕeขนหน้าแข้งเศรษฐีkŏn nâa kâeng sèt-tĕeliteral: hair on a rich man's shins