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ឆ្មាមិននៅកណ្តុរឡើងរាជ្យ
When the Cats Away the Mice Play
ឆ្មាមិននៅកណ្តុរឡើងរាជ្យ
Transliteration
chma mĭn nŏu gândŏ laeung réaj
C2
IPA
/cʰmaː miʔn nɨw kɑːntoʔ laəŋ riəc/
GD
chhma min nov kanto laeung reach
ឆ្មាមិននៅកណ្តុរឡើងរាជ្យ Meaning in English
Definitions
When the cat's away, the rat ascends the throne. (= When the cat's away the mice will play.)
Headley
Stems
ឆ្មា
Cat
ឆ្មា / Cat
Starter
cat (when someone is compared to a cat it means that he / she is considered to be a hypocrite)
មិន
Not
មិន / Not
Starter
not, non- (usually requires the phrase-final negative particle ទេ (tei))
នៅ
At
នៅ / At
Starter
to be located; to stay / live / reside (at) (it commonly forms prepositional compounds with directional words such as ក្នុង, លើ, ក្រោម)
កណ្តុរ
Mouse
កណ្តុរ / Mouse
Starter - Advanced
mouse, rat
ឡើងរាជ្យ
Become King.
ឡើងរាជ្យ / Become King.
C2
to ascend the throne; to seize power, take over, become king.
ឡើង
Ascend
ឡើង / Ascend
A1
to go up, ascend; (of aircraft) to take off; to rise, get up; to climb; to get on / board (a means of transport); to go upstream; to ferment, rise (of dough); to increase.
រាជ្យ
Kingdom
រាជ្យ / Kingdom
B1
dynasty; period of reign of a king; kingdom; power, sovereignty, authority; wealth, property (of a king), anything that pertains to a king
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