ล้วงกระเป๋า(lúuang grà-bpăo)
Meanings
1VerbA2
[to] reach into a pocket/bag
to put a hand into and search inside a pocket or bag.
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillล้วงกระเป๋าlúuang grà-bpăoล้วงกระเป๋าlúuang grà-bpăo1[to] reach into a pocket/bag2[to] pickpocket [sb]3[to] take money from [sb] (figurative)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)กุญแจรถgun-jae rótกุญแจรถgun-jae rótcar key
He's putting his hand in his pocket to look for his car keys.
2VerbB1
[to] pickpocket [sb]
to steal something from someone's pocket or bag; to pickpocket.
Examples
เมื่อวานmêuua waanเมื่อวานmêuua waan1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; yesterday (as an adverb)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ถูกtòokถูกtòok1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3proper; morally right4to be correct/right5[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)6by (passive marker)ล้วงกระเป๋าlúuang grà-bpăoล้วงกระเป๋าlúuang grà-bpăo1[to] reach into a pocket/bag2[to] pickpocket [sb]3[to] take money from [sb] (figurative)บนbonบนbon1on; upon2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)รถไฟฟ้าrót fai fáaรถไฟฟ้าrót fai fáa1electric railway; metro; skytrain2electric train (vehicle/unit)
Yesterday, I was pickpocketed on the skytrain.
3VerbB2
[to] take money from [sb] (figurative)
to make someone pay or to take money from them, often unfairly or by exploiting them (e.g., taxes, fees, corruption).
Examples
ค่าธรรมเนียมkâa tam-niiamค่าธรรมเนียมkâa tam-niiamfee; chargeแฝงfăengแฝงfăeng1[to] be concealed; be hidden; be embedded2hidden; implicit; latent; underlying3[to] imply; carry implicitly; contain implicitlyพวกนี้pûuak néeพวกนี้pûuak née1these (after a noun)2these ones; these people/thingsมันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2he/she (colloquial, impolite)3greasy; oily; fatty4starchy tuber (yam, taro, etc.)5oil/fat (substance)6creamy; rich (texture/taste)7fun; thrilling; highly entertainingเหมือนกับmĕuuan gàpเหมือนกับmĕuuan gàp1like; similar to; the same as2as if; as thoughการgaanการgaan1nominalizer2act; action; process3affair; matterล้วงกระเป๋าlúuang grà-bpăoล้วงกระเป๋าlúuang grà-bpăo1[to] reach into a pocket/bag2[to] pickpocket [sb]3[to] take money from [sb] (figurative)ผู้บริโภคpôo bò-rí-pôhkผู้บริโภคpôo bò-rí-pôhk1consumer (marketplace)2consumer (ecology/biology)ชัดๆchát chátชัดๆchát chát1clearly; very clearly (informal)2very clear; crystal‑clear (informal)
These hidden fees are clearly like picking consumers' pockets (i.e., making them pay unfairly).
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Word Breakdown
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ล้วงกระเป๋าlúuang grà-bpăoล้วงกระเป๋าlúuang grà-bpăo[to] reach into a pocket/bag