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| พอทำพอกิน phaawM thamM phaawM ginM | ![]() |
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| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | พอ-ทำ-พอ-กิน |
| IPA | pʰɔː tʰam pʰɔː kin |
| Royal Thai General System | pho tham pho kin |
| [noun, phrase] | |||
| definition | just enough for each day; hardly enough money to save | ||
| components | พอ ![]() | phaawM | [is] sufficient; [does] suffice; [is] adequate; enough |
ทำ ![]() | thamM | to do or perform an action; cause or effect a result; work | |
พอ ![]() | phaawM | [is] sufficient; [does] suffice; [is] adequate; enough | |
กิน ![]() | ginM | to eat or drink; consume; exploit | |
| synonyms | พอมีกินมีใช้![]() | phaawM meeM ginM meeM chaiH | [is] not poor but not extravagant; [has] some money for savings |
พอมีพอกิน![]() | phaawM meeM phaawM ginM | just having enough of; middle class; just like average middle class people | |
พอเลี้ยงตัวได้![]() | phaawM liiangH dtuaaM daiF | enough to take care of one's self | |
พอเลี้ยงปากเลี้ยงท้อง![]() | phaawM liiangH bpaakL liiangH thaawngH | [is] not poor but not extravagant; [has] some money for savings | |
มีฐานะปานกลาง![]() | meeM thaaR naH bpaanM glaangM | just like average middle class people | |
| related words | พอมีอันจะกิน![]() | phaawM meeM anM jaL ginM | rather rich; well-off |
มีฐานะปานกลาง![]() | meeM thaaR naH bpaanM glaangM | just like average middle class people | |

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