ขี่ช้างจับตั๊กแตน

Thai

pron
Definitions
  • (idiom) To use a high amount of effort to carry out a little work; to do something with more force than is necessary.

Etymology

Compound from Thai ขี่ (ride) + Thai ช้าง (elephant)+ Thai จับ (catch, arrest, capture)+ Thai ตั๊กแตน (grasshopper).

Origin

Thai

ตั๊กแตน

Gloss

grasshopper

Concept
Semantic Field

Animals

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Emoji
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