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กระได graL daiM |
Royal Institute - 1982 | ||||
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pronunciation guide | |
Phonemic Thai | กฺระ-ได |
IPA | kràʔ daj |
Royal Thai General System | kradai |
[noun] | |||
definition | ladder; stairs; steps; stairway; stepladder | ||
classifier | คัน | khanM | [numerical classifier for vehicles, cars, umbrellas, etc.] |
synonym | บันได | banM daiM | stairway; stairs; staircase; steps; ladder |
examples | ตกกระไดพลอยโจน | dtohkL graL daiM phlaawyM jo:hnM | to succumb to or make the best of the inevitable; follow through after a false step; admit error and do the right thing; to be an innocent victim; become embroiled in a problem not of one's own making |
หัวกระไดไม่แห้ง | huaaR graL daiM maiF haaengF | to have many guests coming and going to one's house, especially suitors visiting one's eligible daughter | |