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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
<h2>ឆ្មា / Cat</h2> <div class="badge level2">Starter</div><br> cat (when someone is compared to a cat it means that he / she is considered to be a hypocrite)
មិន
Not
<h2>មិន / Not</h2> <div class="badge level2">Starter</div><br> not, non- (usually requires the phrase-final negative particle ទេ (tei))<br>
នៅ
At
<h2>នៅ / At</h2> <div class="badge level2">Starter</div><br> to be located; to stay / live / reside (at) (it commonly forms prepositional compounds with directional words such as ក្នុង, លើ, ក្រោម) <br>
កណ្តុរ
Mouse
<h2>កណ្តុរ / Mouse</h2> <div class="badge level3">Starter - Advanced</div><br> mouse, rat
ឡើងរាជ្យ
Become King.
<h2>ឡើងរាជ្យ / Become King.</h2> <div class="badge level0">C2</div><br> to ascend the throne; to seize power, take over, become king.<br>
ឡើង
Ascend
<h2>ឡើង / Ascend</h2> <div class="badge level4">A1</div><br> 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.<br>
រាជ្យ
Kingdom
<h2>រាជ្យ / Kingdom</h2> <div class="badge level8">B1</div><br> 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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When the cat's away, the rat ascends the throne. (= When the cat's away the mice will play.)