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| งอมืองอเท้า ngaawM meuuM ngaawM thaaoH |  |
| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | งอ-มือ-งอ-ท้าว |
| IPA | ŋɔː mɯː ŋɔː tʰáːw |
| Royal Thai General System | ngo mue ngo thao |
| 1. [adjective, idiom] | |||
| definition | [is] lazy; not dilligent | ||
| components | งอ  | ngaawM | bent; crooked |
 มือ  | meuuM | hand; hands | |
| งอ | ngaawM | bent; crooked | |
| เท้า | thaaoH | foot; feet; paw | |
| synonyms | เกียจคร้าน | giiatL khraanH | [is] lazy, indolent, idle, slothful, inert, inactive |
| ขี้เกียจ | kheeF giiatL | [is] lazy, idle, indolent | |
| ขี้คร้าน | kheeF khraanH | [is] lazy, indolent | |
| สันหลังยาว | sanR langR yaaoM | [is] lazy; indolent; slothful; idle | |
| antonym | ขยัน | khaL yanR | [is] diligent; industrious; persevering; (mentally) hard-working |
| sample sentence | ชีวิตนอนงอมืองอเท้าอยู่ไม่ได้เพราะเราต้องฝ่าฟันทุกอย่างให้ผ่านไปให้ได้ cheeM witH naawnM ngaawM meuuM ngaawM thaaoH yuuL maiF daiF phrawH raoM dtawngF faaL fanM thookH yaangL haiF phaanL bpaiM haiF daiF "We cannot just lay around and do nothing with our lives because we need to struggle against adversity to achieve our goals." | ||
| 2. [adjective] | |||
| definition | [is] inert; sit back and do nothing | ||
| components | งอ | ngaawM | bent; crooked |
| มือ | meuuM | hand; hands | |
| งอ | ngaawM | bent; crooked | |
| เท้า | thaaoH | foot; feet; paw | |
| synonym | งอมืองอตีน | ngaawM meuuM ngaawM dteenM | [is] inert; sit back and do nothing |
| example | |||
| sample sentence | เป็นเพราะเหตุใดรัฐบาลตกอยู่ในสภาพที่ทำอะไรไม่ถูก คล้ายกับนั่งงอมืองอเท้าอยู่เฉย ๆ bpenM phrawH haehtL daiM ratH thaL baanM dtohkL yuuL naiM saL phaapF theeF thamM aL raiM maiF thuukL khlaaiH gapL nangF ngaawM meuuM ngaawM thaaoH yuuL cheeuyR cheeuyR "Why is it that the government cannot do anything right? It is as if they are sitting back and doing nothing." | ||
| 3. [adjective] | |||
| definition | [is] gutless; without gumption | ||
| components | งอ | ngaawM | bent; crooked |
| มือ | meuuM | hand; hands | |
| งอ | ngaawM | bent; crooked | |
| เท้า | thaaoH | foot; feet; paw | |
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