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| หลังสู้ฟ้า หน้าสู้ดิน langR suuF faaH naaF suuF dinM |  |
| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | หฺลัง-ซู่-ฟ้า-น่า-ซู่-ดิน |
| IPA | lǎŋ sûː fáː nâː sûː din |
| Royal Thai General System | lang su fa na su din |
| [phrase, figurative, colloquial, idiom] | |||
| definition | [an idiom indicating how farmers work and the arduousness of their work] "back against the sky; face against the land/soil/paddy field" | ||
| categories | |||
| components | หลัง  | langR | the back of a person, animal, or object |
 สู้ | suuF | to face; to be against | |
| ฟ้า | faaH | the sky; firmament; heaven | |
หน้า  | naaF | face; front; facade; visage; (to nod) head | |
| สู้ | suuF | to face; to be against | |
| ดิน | dinM | dirt; earth; soil; ground; land; kingdom; realm | |
| related words | กระดูกสันหลังของชาติ | graL duukL sanR langR khaawngR chaatF | [an idiom comparing the rice farmers as] the pillar/backbone of the country |
| ค่าโดยสาร | khaaF dooyM saanR | fare, the fee paid for transportation | |
| ชาวนา | chaaoM naaM | rice farmer | |
| ชาวไร่ชาวนา | chaaoM raiF chaaoM naaM | farmer; agriculturalist | |
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