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| ใครดีใครได้ khraiM deeM khraiM daiF |  |
| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | ไคฺร-ดี-ไคฺร-ได้ |
| IPA | kʰraj diː kʰraj dâj |
| Royal Thai General System | khrai di khrai dai |
| [example sentence, idiom] | |||
| definition | "To the victor go the spoils." "May the better man win." "Finder’s keepers; loser’s weepers." | ||
| categories | |||
| components | ใคร  | khraiM | somebody; someone |
 ดี | deeM | [is] good; well; fine; nice; excellent; high | |
| ใคร | khraiM | somebody; someone | |
| ได้ | daiF | to receive; to obtain; acquire; get; have got | |
| related word | มือใครยาวสาวได้สาวเอา  meuuM khraiM yaaoM saaoR daiF saaoR aoM whoever has the longest reach reaps the rewards; lining one’s own pockets to the detriment of others; only the aggressive are successful; grabbing for everything one can | ||
| sample sentence | นักบุกเบิกมีทัศนคติต่อชีวิตในเชิง "ใครดีใครได้" นั่นก็คือเป็นปัจเจกชนนิยมสุดโต่ง nakH bookL beerkL meeM thatH saL naH khaH dtiL dtaawL cheeM witH naiM cheerngM khraiM deeM khraiM daiF nanF gaawF kheuuM bpenM bpatL jaehkL chohnM niH yohmM sootL dto:hngL "Pioneers have an attitude toward life which says "May the better man win". This person is the ultimate in individualism." | ||
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