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| ผู้พึ่งพิง phuuF pheungF phingM |  |
| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | พู่-พึ่ง-พิง |
| IPA | pʰûː pʰɯ̂ŋ pʰiŋ |
| Royal Thai General System | phu phueng phing |
| [noun] | |||
| definition | dependent; a person who depends on others | ||
| classifier | คน  | khohnM | [numerical classifier for a person or occupation] |
| components |  ผู้ | phuuF | person, human, one (who...); [Thai prefix corresponding to the English suffixes] '-er' or '-or' |
พึ่งพิง | pheungF phingM | to depend on; to rely on | |
| sample sentence | คนแก่ไทยกลายเป็นผู้พึ่งพิงเต็มตัวมากขึ้น โดยไม่เหลือที่นาหรือสมบัติพัสถานอะไร ๆ ที่จะมอบเป็นมรดกแก่ลูกหลาน khohnM gaaeL thaiM glaaiM bpenM phuuF pheungF phingM dtemM dtuaaM maakF kheunF dooyM maiF leuuaR theeF naaM reuuR sohmR batL phatH saL thaanR aL raiM aL raiM theeF jaL maawpF bpenM maawM raH dohkL gaaeL luukF laanR "The elderly in Thailand are becoming increasing dependent [on others]; they possess no [rice] fields nor do they have any wealth to pass on to their heirs." | ||
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