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| ตกม้าตาย dtohkL maaH dtaaiM |  |
| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | ตก-ม้า-ตาย |
| IPA | tòk máː taːj |
| Royal Thai General System | tok ma tai |
| [adjective] | |||
| definition | [is] dead in its tracks; a show stopper; a deal breaker | ||
| notes | Lingualicious Lesson 10 | ||
| categories | |||
| components |  ตก  | dtohkL | to fall; to drop or pour down; to fail |
ม้า  | maaH | horse | |
| ตาย | dtaaiM | [general] to die; be dead; perish; decease; expire; terminate; pass away; (car) stop (working) | |
| related words | แป๊ก | bpaaekH | [Thai transcription of foreign loan word] back; to backfire [metaphor]; fail to achieve an objective; fail; have a deleterious result; go haywire |
ล้มเหลว | lohmH laayoR | to fail; not succeed | |
| หยุดชะงัก | yootL chaH ngakH | to halt | |
| sample sentences | |||
ทำแกงเขียวหวาน ถ้าไม่ใช้กะทิสดที่คั้นเองใหม่ ๆ ก็ตกม้าตาย thamM gaaengM khiaaoR waanR thaaF maiF chaiH gaL thiH sohtL theeF khanH aehngM maiL maiL gaawF dtohkL maaH dtaaiM "If you’re making green curry and if you don’t use fresh coconut cream that press yourself, it’s (the cooking mission) stopped dead in its tracks." | |||
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