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| น้ำมาปลากินมด น้ำลดมดกินปลา naamH maaM bplaaM ginM mohtH naamH lohtH mohtH ginM bplaaM | ![]() |
| Royal Institute - 1982 | ||||
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| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | น้าม-มา-ปฺลา-กิน-มด-น้าม-ลด-มด-กิน-ปฺลา |
| IPA | náːm maː plaː kin mót náːm lót mót kin plaː |
| Royal Thai General System | nam ma pla kin mot nam lot mot kin pla |
| [example sentence, idiom] | |||
| definition | "When the water rises the fish eat the ants; when the water falls the ants eat the fish." | ||
| categories | |||
| components | น้ำ ![]() | naamH | water; fluid; liquid |
มา ![]() | maaM | to come; <subject> comes | |
ปลา ![]() | bplaaM | fish | |
กิน ![]() | ginM | to eat or drink; consume; exploit | |
มด ![]() | mohtH | ant | |
น้ำ ![]() | naamH | water; fluid; liquid | |
ลด ![]() | lohtH | to decrease; reduce; lower; diminish; lessen | |
มด ![]() | mohtH | ant | |
กิน ![]() | ginM | to eat or drink; consume; exploit | |
ปลา ![]() | bplaaM | fish | |

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