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| สิบปากว่าไม่เท่าตาเห็น สิบตาเห็นไม่เท่ามือคลำ sipL bpaakL waaF maiF thaoF dtaaM henR sipL dtaaM henR maiF thaoF meuuM khlamM |  |
| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | สิบ-ปาก-ว่า-ไม่-เท่า-ตา-เห็น-สิบ-ตา-เห็น-ไม่-เท่า-มือ-คฺลำ |
| IPA | sìp pàːk wâː mâj tʰâw taː hěn sìp taː hěn mâj tʰâw mɯː kʰlam |
| Royal Thai General System | sip pak wa mai thao ta hen sip ta hen mai thao mue khlam |
| [example sentence, idiom] | |||
| definition | "Experience is the mother of wisdom." | ||
| notes | Ten mouths telling you is not the same as seeing it yourself, seeing is not the same as experiencing or feeling something yourself. | ||
| categories | |||
| components |  สิบ  | sipL | ten; the number or quantity ten |
| ปาก | bpaakL | mouth or any part in the mouth or lip areas; lips; orifice; (animal's) muzzle | |
| ว่า | waaF | to speak; say; aver; think | |
| ไม่ | maiF | not; no | |
| เท่า | thaoF | [is] equal; equivalent; even; as much as | |
| ตา | dtaaM | eye | |
| เห็น | henR | to see; visualize | |
| สิบ | sipL | ten; the number or quantity ten | |
| ตา | dtaaM | eye | |
| เห็น | henR | to see; visualize | |
| ไม่ | maiF | not; no | |
| เท่า | thaoF | [is] equal; equivalent; even; as much as | |
มือ  | meuuM | hand; hands | |
| คลำ | khlamM | to grope; feel for; fumble | |
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