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ឆ្មាមិននៅកណ្តុរឡើងរាជ្យ
When the Cats Away the Mice Play
ឆ្មាមិននៅកណ្តុរឡើងរាជ្យ
Transliteration
chma mĭn nŏu gɑ̆ndŏ laeung réaj
C2
Is a Phrase
IPA
/cʰmaː min nɨw kɑnto 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>
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When the cat's away, the rat ascends the throne. (= When the cat's away the mice will play.)