ติดโพย (PopThai)

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Pronunciation

捕まえる(つかまえる)なんて 素手(すで)で煙(けむり)をつかむようなものさ

Vocabulary List

捕まえる (つかまえる) (v1,vt) to catch; to arrest; to seize; (P) [EDICT] なんて (何て) (adj-f,adv) (1) how ..!; what ..!; (2) what (questioning); (P) [EDICT] 素手 (すで) มือเปล่า [LongdoJP] (すで) (n,adj-no) unarmed; bare hands [EDICT] で () (aux) (abbr) (arch) (See である) to be [EDICT] () (n) (sl) detective [EDICT] () (aux) (pol) (See だ・1) polite copula in Japanese; (P) [EDICT] () (conj,int) (See それでは) then; well; so; well then; (P) [EDICT] () (conj) (1) but; however; though; nevertheless; still; yet; even so; (prt) (2) even; (3) however; no matter how; even if; even though; (4) ... or something; (5) (as 〜でも〜でも) either ... or ...; neither ... nor ...; (pref) (6) (before an occupation, etc.) pseudo-; quack; in-name-only; (7) (before an occupation, etc.) (See でもしか) for lack of anything better to do; (P) [EDICT] (出) (n,n-suf) (1) coming out; going out; outflow; efflux; rising (of the sun or moon); (2) attending (work); appearing (on stage); one's turn to go on; (3) start; beginning; (4) origins; background; person (or item) originating from ...; graduate of ...; native of ...; member of ... (lineage); (5) architectural member that projects outward; (6) highest point of the stern of a ship; (7) (uk) (usu. after the -masu stem of a verb as 〜出がある or 〜出がない, etc.) amount (comprising something); amount of time or effort required to do something; (P) [EDICT] 煙 (けむり(P);けぶり;けむ;けぶ) (n) smoke; fumes; (P) [EDICT] (yān, ㄧㄢ) cigarette; tobacco; smoke [CE-DICT] を () (prt) (arch) (See を) marks object of action, etc. (also adds emphasis) [EDICT] つかむ (掴む) (v5m,vt) (1) to seize; to catch; to grasp; to grip; to grab; to hold; to catch hold of; to lay one's hands on; to clutch; (2) to understand; to grasp; to comprehend; (P) [EDICT] (摑む) (v5m,vt) (1) to seize; to catch; to grasp; to grip; to grab; to hold; to catch hold of; to lay one's hands on; to clutch; (2) to understand; to grasp; to comprehend; (P) [EDICT] (攫む) (v5m,vt) (1) to seize; to catch; to grasp; to grip; to grab; to hold; to catch hold of; to lay one's hands on; to clutch; (2) to understand; to grasp; to comprehend; (P) [EDICT] (把む) (v5m,vt) (1) to seize; to catch; to grasp; to grip; to grab; to hold; to catch hold of; to lay one's hands on; to clutch; (2) to understand; to grasp; to comprehend; (P) [EDICT] (捉む) (v5m,vt) (1) to seize; to catch; to grasp; to grip; to grab; to hold; to catch hold of; to lay one's hands on; to clutch; (2) to understand; to grasp; to comprehend; (P) [EDICT] よう () (exp) (volitional form of verb + ga) regardless of; whether (or not) [EDICT] () (adj-pn) (See 様だ) like; similar to [EDICT] () (exp) (1) in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); (2) hoping or wishing for something; (P) [EDICT] () (int) alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay; (P) [EDICT] (酔う) (v5u,vi) to get drunk; to become intoxicated; (P) [EDICT] (様) (n-suf,n) (1) (uk) (See 様だ) (usu. after the -masu stem of a verb) appearing ...; looking ...; (2) (usu. after the -masu stem of a verb) way to ...; method of ...ing; (3) (usu. after a noun) form; style; design; (4) (usu. after a noun) like; similar to; (n) (5) thing (thought or spoken); (P) [EDICT] (用) (n,n-suf) (1) task; business; (2) use; duty; service; (3) (See 用を足す) call of nature; excretion; (P) [EDICT] (葉) (suf,ctr) (1) counter for leaves, pieces of paper, etc.; (2) (arch) counter for boats [EDICT] (要) (n) (1) cornerstone; main point; keystone; (2) requirement; need; (adj-f) (3) necessary; required [EDICT] (陽) (n) (1) (ant [EDICT] (良う) (adv) (1) (uk) (See 良く・1) well; properly; skillfully; (2) (See 良く・2) often [EDICT] (善う) (adv) (1) (uk) (See 良く・1) well; properly; skillfully; (2) (See 良く・2) often [EDICT] (能う) (adv) (1) (uk) (See 良く・1) well; properly; skillfully; (2) (See 良く・2) often [EDICT] (杳) (adj-t,adv-to) (See 杳として) dark; ununderstood; unknown [EDICT] (癰) (n) (uk) carbuncle [EDICT] だ () (prt) (1) (as …たり…たり, after the ren'youkei forms of multiple verbs) -ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); (2) (used adverbially) doing such things as...; (3) (as …たり…たり at sentence-end, after the ren'youkei forms of a repeated verb) expresses a command; (aux-v) (4) (たり only) (arch) (from とあり) (See たる) (after a noun) to be; (5) (たり only) (arch) (from 〜てあり, after the ren'youkei form of a verb) indicates completion or continuation of an action; (P) [EDICT] () (prt) (1) (fam) marks wh-question (what, where, who); (2) (chn) strengthens one's judgment or conclusion; (P) [EDICT] () (exp) if it's the case; (P) [EDICT] () (prt) even [EDICT] () (suf,prt) and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not; (P) [EDICT] () (exp) (1) (See でしょう) seems; I think; I guess; I wonder; I hope; (2) don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; (P) [EDICT] () (n) (col) (abbr) (See 友達) friend [EDICT] () (n) undercut (of a machined edge) [EDICT] (駄) (pref) (1) (See 駄文・1) poor; low-grade; trivial; insignificant; worthless; (n-suf,ctr) (2) (See 一駄) load; pack; horse load; (n) (3) packhorse [EDICT] (兌) (n) dui (one of the trigrams of the I Ching [EDICT] もの () (prt) but; although; (P) [EDICT] () (conj,prt) (usu. at sentence end) although (with nuance of strong discontent); but; even though; I wish .... [EDICT] さ () (conj,int) come; come now; (P) [EDICT] () (n) blowfly maggots used as fishing bait [EDICT] () (v5s,vt) (1) (See 為せる・1) to make (someone) do; (2) (See 為せる・2) to allow (someone) to; (aux-v,v5s) (3) auxiliary verb indicating the causative; (4) auxiliary verb indicating that one has been granted the permission to do something; (5) auxiliary verb used to make verbs more "active"; (6) auxiliary verb used as an extreme honorific for others' actions; (n) (7) (arch) swidden [EDICT] () (suf) (1) Mr, Mrs, Miss or Ms; (2) honorific used with occupational titles; (P) [EDICT] () (n) (1) hook (high point of a song); (2) (さび only) (abbr) (See 山葵) (at a sushi shop) wasabi [EDICT] (左) (n,adj-no) left (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); the following [EDICT] (差) (n,n-suf) difference; variation; (P) [EDICT] (然) (adv) (arch) so; like that; in that way [EDICT]