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| พอมีพอกิน phaawM meeM phaawM ginM |  |
| Royal Institute - 1982 | ||||
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| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | พอ-มี-พอ-กิน |
| IPA | pʰɔː miː pʰɔː kin |
| Royal Thai General System | pho mi pho kin |
| [noun, phrase] | |||
| definition | just having enough of; middle class; just like average middle class people | ||
| components |  พอ  | phaawM | [is] sufficient; [does] suffice; [is] adequate; enough |
| มี | meeM | to have or possess; to be available | |
| พอ | phaawM | [is] sufficient; [does] suffice; [is] adequate; enough | |
| กิน | ginM | to eat or drink; consume; exploit | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
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