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พลิกชีวิตหน้ามือเป็นหลังมือ phlikH cheeM witH naaF meuuM bpenM langR meuuM |
pronunciation guide | |
Phonemic Thai | พฺลิก-ชี-วิด-น่า-มือ-เป็น-หฺลัง-มือ |
IPA | pʰlík tɕʰiː wít nâː mɯː pen lǎŋ mɯː |
Royal Thai General System | phlik chiwit na mue pen lang mue |
[verb, phrase, idiom] | |||
definition | to change one’s life around completely | ||
components | พลิก | phlikH | to turn over; to roll from side to side; to play tricks with; to twist |
ชีวิต | cheeM witH | life | |
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 | |
related words | กลับตาลปัตร | glapL dtaaM laH bpatL | to reverse; make a reversal; turn over a new leaf |
พลิกหน้ามือเป็นหลังมือ | phlikH naaF meuuM bpenM langR meuuM | to make a complete change; to make a complete turn-around; to make a 180 degree turn | |
โอละพ่อ | o:hM laH phaawF | to flip the other way around; to reverse ([also fig., as in] the truth, a situation) | |