ช้างเผือก(cháang pèuueak)
Meanings
1NounB1
white elephant; sacred albino elephant
A pale or albino elephant regarded as rare and auspicious in Thai culture and historically considered a symbol of royal prestige.
Examples
ช้างเผือกcháang pèuueakช้างเผือกcháang pèuueak1white elephant; sacred albino elephant2Milky Way (the galaxy)ถือว่าtĕuu wâaถือว่าtĕuu wâa1[to] consider; regard; deem2[to] be considered; count as; be deemed3it's fair to say; arguably4fairly; ratherเป็นสิริมงคลbpen sì-rì mong-konเป็นสิริมงคลbpen sì-rì mong-konauspicious; bringing good luckและláeและláeand (coordinating)หาhăaหาhăa1[to] look for; search for2[to] find (after searching)3[to] get; procure4[to] earn (money); make a living5[to] visit; go see6[to] call for; ask for; contact (by phone)ยากมากyâak mâakยากมากyâak mâakvery difficult; very hardในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ประวัติศาสตร์ไทยbprà-wàt-dtì-sàat taiประวัติศาสตร์ไทยbprà-wàt-dtì-sàat taiThai history
The pale elephant is considered highly auspicious and very rare in Thai history.
2NounB1
Milky Way (the galaxy)
The Milky Way as seen in the night sky; in Thai, ช้างเผือกช้างเผือกcháang pèuueak1white elephant; sacred albino elephant2Milky Way (the galaxy) commonly refers to the Milky Way.
Examples
เมื่อคืนmêuua keunเมื่อคืนmêuua keun1last night (the night before today)2last nightฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ออกไปòk bpaiออกไปòk bpai1[to] go out; leave; exit2[to] lead out to; extend to3[!] Get out!ดูdooดูdoo1consult; get advice from2try; have a go3[to] divine; tell fortune4[to] examine; check; inspect5[to] seem; appear6[to] look; watch; seeช้างเผือกcháang pèuueakช้างเผือกcháang pèuueak1white elephant; sacred albino elephant2Milky Way (the galaxy)ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotชายหาดchaai hàatชายหาดchaai hàatbeach; shoreฟ้ามืดfáa mêutฟ้ามืดfáa mêutthe sky is dark; [to] get dark (sky)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatlyจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofเห็นhĕnเห็นhĕn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asชัดchátชัดchát1clear; definite2clearly3clear; sharp (visible/audible)
Last night I went to see the Milky Way at the beach; the sky was so dark that it was clear.
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ช้างเผือกcháang pèuueakช้างเผือกcháang pèuueakwhite elephant; sacred albino elephant