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| เสือนอนกิน seuuaR naawnM ginM |  |
| Royal Institute - 1982 | ||||
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| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | เสือ-นอน-กิน |
| IPA | sɯ̌ːa nɔːn kin |
| Royal Thai General System | suea non kin |
| 1. [noun, figurative, idiom] | |||
| definition | independently wealthy person; person living off investments; rentier | ||
| categories | |||
| components |  เสือ   | seuuaR | tiger |
นอนกิน | naawnM ginM | [is] rich; wealthy (one who need only eat and sleep, not being required to work) | |
| related word | นอนกินบ้านกินเมือง | naawnM ginM baanF ginM meuuangM | [is] lazy; sleeps late without regard to what is happening |
| sample sentence | คนที่เป็น "เสือนอนกิน" เป็นคนที่ได้รับแต่ผลประโยชน์หรือผลกำไรโดยไม่ต้องลงทุนลงแรงอะไรเลย khohnM theeF bpenM seuuaR naawnM ginM bpenM khohnM theeF daiF rapH dtaaeL phohnR bpraL yo:htL reuuR phohnR gamM raiM dooyM maiF dtawngF lohngM thoonM lohngM raaengM aL raiM leeuyM "A person who is a “rentier” is one who receives benefits or profits without having to make any additional investment or efforts." | ||
| 2. [noun, figurative] | |||
| definition | the person that one lives (i.e. sleeps and eats) with | ||
| components | เสือ | seuuaR | tiger |
| นอนกิน | naawnM ginM | [is] rich; wealthy (one who need only eat and sleep, not being required to work) | |
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