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| พอเลี้ยงปากเลี้ยงท้อง phaawM liiangH bpaakL liiangH thaawngH |  |
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| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | พอ-เลี้ยง-ปาก-เลี้ยง-ท้อง |
| IPA | pʰɔː líːaŋ pàːk líːaŋ tʰɔ́ːŋ |
| Royal Thai General System | pho liang pak liang thong |
| [adjective, phrase] | |||
| definition | [is] not poor but not extravagant; [has] some money for savings | ||
| components |  พอ  | phaawM | [is] sufficient; [does] suffice; [is] adequate; enough |
| เลี้ยง | liiangH | to feed; nourish; nurture; raise a child or animal; provide for; rear; bring up; foster; nurse | |
| ปาก | bpaakL | mouth or any part in the mouth or lip areas; lips; orifice; (animal's) muzzle | |
| เลี้ยง | liiangH | to feed; nourish; nurture; raise a child or animal; provide for; rear; bring up; foster; nurse | |
| ท้อง | thaawngH | belly; abdomen; stomach | |
| synonyms | พอทำพอกิน | phaawM thamM phaawM ginM | just enough for each day; hardly enough money to save |
| 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 | |
| มีฐานะปานกลาง | meeM thaaR naH bpaanM glaangM | just like average middle class people | |
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