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| พูดไปสองไพเบี้ย นิ่งเสียตำลึงทอง phuutF bpaiM saawngR phaiM biiaF ningF siiaR dtamM leungM thaawngM |  |
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| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | พูด-ไป-สอง-ไพ-เบี้ย-นิ่ง-เสีย-ตำ-ลึง-ทอง |
| IPA | pʰûːt paj sɔ̌ːŋ pʰaj bîːa nîŋ sǐːa tam lɯŋ tʰɔːŋ |
| Royal Thai General System | phut pai song phai bia ning sia tamlueng thong |
| [example sentence, idiom] | |||
| definition | "Speech is silver; silence is golden." | ||
| notes | "Give every man thine ear, but few thy voice: Take each man’s censure, but reserve thy judgment." William Shakespeare, Hamlet, Act I, Scene 3. | ||
| categories | |||
| components |  พูด  | phuutF | to speak; to talk; to say |
| ไป | bpaiM | to go; <subject> goes | |
| สอง | saawngR | two; the number or quantity two | |
| ไพ | phaiM | a certain old coin equal in value to 1/32 baht, about three สตางค์ | |
| เบี้ย | biiaF | a cowrie shell [formerly used as] money | |
| นิ่ง | ningF | [is] still; immobile; silent; motionless; quiet | |
| เสีย | siiaR | to spend; use up; lose; give up; sacrifice; pay | |
| ตำลึง | dtamM leungM | ancient Thai monetary unit | |
ทอง  | thaawngM | gold; Au | |
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