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| ข้าวยากหมากแพง khaaoF yaakF maakL phaaengM |  |
| Royal Institute - 1982 | ||||
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| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | ค่าว-ยาก-หฺมาก-แพง |
| IPA | kʰâːw jâːk màːk pʰɛːŋ |
| Royal Thai General System | khao yak mak phaeng |
| [noun, phrase] | |||
| definition | famine; lack; insufficient; scarcity; shortage of food; (a time when) everything is unaffordable; cost of living is high | ||
| categories | |||
| components |  ข้าว  | khaaoF | rice |
| ยาก | yaakF | [is] difficult; hard; not easy | |
| หมาก | maakL | [general] betel nut | |
| แพง | phaaengM | [is] expensive | |
| synonym | ทุพภิกขภัย | thoopH phikH khaL phaiM | famine; food shortage |
| sample sentence | ทุกครั้งที่มีปัญหาข้าวยากหมากแพง สังคมมักจะเรียกร้องให้กระทรวงพาณิชย์ดำเนินมาตรการควบคุมราคาสินค้าเสมอ  thookH khrangH theeF meeM bpanM haaR khaaoF yaakF maakL phaaengM sangR khohmM makH jaL riiakF raawngH haiF graL suaangM phaaM nitH damM neernM maatF dtraL gaanM khuaapF khoomM raaM khaaM sinR khaaH saL muuhrR "Every time there is a problem of scarcity and shortage, our society calls for the Ministry of Commerce to institute measures to control prices." | ||
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