ปั้นน้ำเป็นตัว(bân-nám-bpen-tua)

Meanings

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[to] fabricate a story; [to] make up a lie

To invent a false story or excuse; to fabricate lies out of nothing (a Thai idiom literally meaning 'to sculpt water into a figure').

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ปั้นbpânปั้นbpân1[to] mold; shape (by hand)2[to] sculpt; model3[to] roll into a shape4[to] groom; build up (image/talent)Part 1
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น้ำnáamน้ำnáam1water2liquid; fluid3juice; extract4sauce; broth5bodily fluid (in compounds)Part 2
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เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsPart 3
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ตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2character; figure3classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)4self-/personal (attributive)Part 4
ปั้นน้ำเป็นตัวbân-nám-bpen-tuaปั้นน้ำเป็นตัวbân-nám-bpen-tua[to] fabricate a story; [to] make up a lie