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| หอมปากหอมคอ haawmR bpaakL haawmR khaawM |  |
| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | หอม-ปาก-หอม-คอ |
| IPA | hɔ̌ːm pàːk hɔ̌ːm kʰɔː |
| Royal Thai General System | hom pak hom kho |
| [adverb, phrase] | |||
| definition | moderately; not overly; not an excessive amount of | ||
| categories | |||
| components | หอม  | haawmR | a kiss (the Thai friendly "sniff" kiss), or to give this kiss |
 ปาก | bpaakL | mouth or any part in the mouth or lip areas; lips; orifice; (animal's) muzzle | |
| หอม | haawmR | a kiss (the Thai friendly "sniff" kiss), or to give this kiss | |
| คอ | khaawM | neck; throat | |
| example | พอหอมปากหอมคอ | phaawM haawmR bpaakL haawmR khaawM | not overdo it; stop before going too far; in a cursory manner; moderately; just a small amount |
| sample sentences | มีเสียงวิพากษ์วิจารณ์พอหอมปากหอมคอเกี่ยวกับนักการเมือง meeM siiangR wiH phaakF wiH jaanM phaawM haawmR bpaakL haawmR khaawM giaaoL gapL nakH gaanM meuuangM "There is a moderate amount of criticism about politicians." | ||
ที่สำนักงานองค์การอนามัยยังคงเลี้ยงสุราอยู่พอหอมปากหอมคอคนละแก้วสองแก้ว theeF samR nakH ngaanM ohngM gaanM aL naaM maiM yangM khohngM liiangH sooL raaM yuuL phaawM haawmR bpaakL haawmR khaawM khohnM laH gaaeoF saawngR gaaeoF "At the office of the Health Department they are still giving everyone a bit of booze; everyone’s getting one or two glasses." | |||
ภายใต้กฎอัยการศึก ถ้าอยากชู ๓ นิ้วต่อต้าน ก็ทำได้ แต่เมื่อชูเสร็จแล้วก็ต้องถูกเชิญตัวไปกักหรือขังพอหอมปากหอมคอ ฐานฝ่าฝืนคำสั่ง phaaiM dtaaiF gohtL aiM yaH gaanM seukL thaaF yaakL chuuM saamR niuH dtaawL dtaanF gaawF thamM daiF dtaaeL meuuaF chuuM setL laaeoH gaawF dtawngF thuukL cheernM dtuaaM bpaiM gakL reuuR khangR phaawM haawmR bpaakL haawmR khaawM thaanR faaL feuunR khamM sangL "Under martial law, if you may certainly give a three-fingered salute in protest, but, once you do so, you will be invited to spend a bit of time in the pokey because you violated orders." | |||
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