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คริสต์มาสเรอะ? เฮอะ! ไร้สาระ! khritH maatF ruhH huhH raiH saaR raH |
pronunciation guide | |
Phonemic Thai | คฺริด-มาด-เรอะ-เฮอะ-ไร้-สา-ระ |
IPA | kʰrít mâːt rɤ́ʔ hɤ́ʔ ráj sǎː ráʔ |
Royal Thai General System | khritmat roe hoe rai sara |
[example sentence, colloquial] | |||
definition | "Christmas? Bah! Humbug!" | ||
components | คริสต์มาส | khritH maatF | [Thai transcription of the foreign loanword] Christmas |
เรอะ | ruhH | [colloquial spelling of หรือ and an alteration of หรือ —an interrogative utterance, usually expressing surprise or doubt or seeking confirmation] Eh? | |
เฮอะ | huhH | "Bah!" | |
ไร้สาระ | raiH saaR raH | [is] ridiculous; nonsensical — "Balls!" (nonsense, stupid); "Blah!" | |