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Thai
Etymology
From หมา (mǎa) + หวง (hǔuang) + ก้าง (gâang), literally “a dog guarding a fishbone”.
Pronunciation
Noun
หมาหวงก้าง • (mǎa-hǔuang-gâang)
- (idiomatic) dog in the manger; A person who prevents anyone else from having something which he is not entitled to or which he cannot use himself.
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