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| ข้าวถุงธงฟ้า khaaoF thoongR thohngM faaH |  |
| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | ค่าว-ถุง-ทง-ฟ้า |
| IPA | kʰâːw tʰǔŋ tʰoŋ fáː |
| Royal Thai General System | khao thung thong fa |
| [noun] | |||
| definition | rice distributed by the government to the poor with a bag marked by a blue flag | ||
| categories | |||
| components |  ข้าว  | khaaoF | rice |
ถุง  | thoongR | bag; pouch; tube-like sack | |
| ธง | thohngM | flag | |
| ฟ้า | faaH | the sky; firmament; heaven | |
| sample sentence | แม้แต่รัฐแจกแบบถ้วนหน้าก็ตาม ข้าวถุงธงฟ้าจึงตกอยู่ในมือของคนที่ไม่จนจริง  maaeH dtaaeL ratH jaaekL baaepL thuaanF naaF gaawF dtaamM khaaoF thoongR thohngM faaH jeungM dtohkL yuuL naiM meuuM khaawngR khohnM theeF maiF johnM jingM "Even though the government provided (rice) to one and all, some blue-flagged rice fell into the hands of people who were not truly poor." | ||
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