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เพชรแท้ตกน้ำไม่ไหล ตกไฟไม่ไหม้ phetH thaaeH dtohkL naamH maiF laiR dtohkL faiM maiF maiF |
pronunciation guide | |
Phonemic Thai | เพ็ด-แท้-ตก-น้าม-ไม่-ไหฺล-ตก-ไฟ-ไม่-ไม่ |
IPA | pʰét tʰɛ́ː tòk náːm mâj lǎj tòk faj mâj mâj |
Royal Thai General System | phet thae tok nam mai lai tok fai mai mai |
1.  [example sentence] | |||
definition | "A true diamond will neither dissolve nor burn." "A real diamond will stand up to anything." | ||
components | เพชร | phetH | diamond |
แท้ | thaaeH | [is] genuine; real; true | |
ตก | dtohkL | to fall; to drop or pour down; to fail | |
น้ำ | naamH | water; fluid; liquid | |
ไม่ | maiF | not; no | |
ไหล | laiR | [as a liquid] to flow or run, to slither | |
ตก | dtohkL | to fall; to drop or pour down; to fail | |
ไฟ | faiM | fire; flame | |
ไม่ | maiF | not; no | |
ไหม้ | maiF | to burn | |
2.  [verb, phrase] | |||
definition | to live to tell the tale; survive a terrible experience and be able to tell other about it | ||
categories | |||
components | เพชร | phetH | diamond |
แท้ | thaaeH | [is] genuine; real; true | |
ตก | dtohkL | to fall; to drop or pour down; to fail | |
น้ำ | naamH | water; fluid; liquid | |
ไม่ | maiF | not; no | |
ไหล | laiR | [as a liquid] to flow or run, to slither | |
ตก | dtohkL | to fall; to drop or pour down; to fail | |
ไฟ | faiM | fire; flame | |
ไม่ | maiF | not; no | |
ไหม้ | maiF | to burn | |