โจรล้วงกระเป๋า(john lúuang grà-bpăo)

Meanings

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pickpocket

a thief who steals things from people's pockets or bags, usually without them noticing.

Examples

เวลาway-laaเวลาway-laa1time2time; period; occasion3when; at the time (that)4time (classifier) [rare/idiomatic]ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)ตลาดdtà-làatตลาดdtà-làat1popular; mainstream (colloq.)2market; marketplace3market (economic demand/sector)ต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightระวังrá-wangระวังrá-wang1[to] be careful; take care2[to] watch out for; guard against3watch out!; caution!โจรล้วงกระเป๋าjohn lúuang grà-bpăoโจรล้วงกระเป๋าjohn lúuang grà-bpăopickpocketนะnáนะná1[!] persuasive/confirming particle2[!] softener; friendly particle3[!] attention-getter (initial position)
You have to be careful of pickpockets when you go to the market.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

โจรjohnโจรjohn1thief; robber2bandit; brigand3pirate; bandit (contextual)Part 1
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ล้วงกระเป๋าlúuang grà-bpăoล้วงกระเป๋าlúuang grà-bpăo1[to] reach into a pocket/bag2[to] pickpocket [sb]3[to] take money from [sb] (figurative)Part 2
โจรล้วงกระเป๋าjohn lúuang grà-bpăoโจรล้วงกระเป๋าjohn lúuang grà-bpăopickpocket