เขี้ยวลากดิน

kîao lâak din

Meanings

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sly; cunning; very experienced

(Idiomatic) Describes someone very streetwise and experienced, hard to trick or beat.

Examples

อย่าyàaอย่าyàa1don’t; do not (negative imperative)2don’t … yet; hold offไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)ต่อรองราคาdtòr rong raa-kaaต่อรองราคาdtòr rong raa-kaa[to] haggle; [to] bargain over the priceกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3against; versus4to; toward (recipient/target)5side dish; accompaniment6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)ป้าbpâaป้าbpâa1auntie; middle‑aged/older woman (address)2aunt (older sister of father or mother)คนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3that (emphatic/contrastive final particle)เลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillขายของkăai kŏngขายของkăai kŏng[to] sell things; [to] sell goodsมานานmaa naanมานานmaa naanfor a long time (up to now)เขี้ยวลากดินkîao lâak dinเขี้ยวลากดินkîao lâak dinsly; cunning; very experiencedสุดๆsùt sùtสุดๆsùt sùt1extremely; to the max2awesome!; so cool!
Don't bother bargaining with that auntie. She's been selling for a long time; she's extremely streetwise.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

เขี้ยวkîaoเขี้ยวkîao1fang; tusk; canine (tooth)2stingy; miserly; tightfisted3barb; prong; point (of a hook or tool)Part 1
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ลากlâakลากlâak1[to] drag; pull along2[to] draw/drag (on screen)3[to] drag on; be prolonged4[to] haul in; bring along (colloq.)5[to] towPart 2
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ดินdinดินdin1soil; earth; dirt2the ground; land (surface)3clay; earthen material4electrical ground; earth (electrical)Part 3
เขี้ยวลากดินkîao lâak dinเขี้ยวลากดินkîao lâak dinsly; cunning; very experienced