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| พลิกหน้ามือเป็นหลังมือ phlikH naaF meuuM bpenM langR meuuM |  |
| Royal Institute - 1982 | ||||
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| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | พฺลิก-น่า-มือ-เป็น-หฺลัง-มือ |
| IPA | pʰlík nâː mɯː pen lǎŋ mɯː |
| Royal Thai General System | phlik na mue pen lang mue |
| [verb, phrase, idiom] | |||
| definition | to make a complete change; to make a complete turn-around; to make a 180 degree turn | ||
| components |  พลิก  | phlikH | to turn over; to roll from side to side; to play tricks with; to twist |
หน้า  | naaF | face; front; facade; visage; (to nod) head | |
| มือ | meuuM | hand; hands | |
| เป็น | bpenM | to be; <subject> is | |
| หลัง | langR | the back of a person, animal, or object | |
| มือ | meuuM | hand; hands | |
| synonyms | กลับตาลปัตร | glapL dtaaM laH bpatL | to reverse; make a reversal; turn over a new leaf |
| พลิกกลับ | phlikH glapL | to reverse; make a reversal | |
| related words | กลับตาลปัตร | glapL dtaaM laH bpatL | to reverse; make a reversal; turn over a new leaf |
| โอละพ่อ | o:hM laH phaawF | to flip the other way around; to reverse ([also fig., as in] the truth, a situation) | |
| sample sentence | มันง่ายมากที่ท่านจะพลิกหน้ามือเป็นหลังมือด้วยการกระทำทุกสิ่งทุกอย่างตรงข้ามกับที่นายกฯ เก่าเคยทำ manM ngaaiF maakF theeF thanF jaL phlikH naaF meuuM bpenM langR meuuM duayF gaanM graL thamM thookH singL thookH yaangL dtrohngM khaamF gapL theeF naaM yohkH gaoL kheeuyM thamM "It is very easy for him to completely turn over a new leaf by doing everything exactly the opposite of what the former Prime Minister used to do." | ||
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