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| น้ำพริกถ้วยเก่า namH phrikH thuayF gaoL |  |
| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | น้ำ-พฺริก-ท่วย-เก่า |
| IPA | nám pʰrík tʰûaj kàw |
| Royal Thai General System | nam phrik thuai kao |
| 1. [noun, phrase] | |||
| definition | one's long-time wife | ||
| classifier | คน  | khohnM | [numerical classifier for a person or occupation] |
| categories | |||
| components | น้ำพริก | namH phrikH | watery sauce of shrimp paste and chili, used as a condiment with Thai dishes such as fish |
| ถ้วย | thuayF | cup; volumetric measurement equal to one cup | |
 เก่า | gaoL | [of an object] [is] old; antique; decrepit | |
| synonym | เมียคนเดิม | miiaM khohnM deermM | one's first wife |
| sample sentence | ถ้าน้ำพริกถ้วยเก่ามันเริ่มจืด บางครั้งก็อยากกินน้ำพริกรสอื่นดูบ้างจะดีไหม thaaF namH phrikH thuayF gaoL manM reermF jeuutL baangM khrangH gaawF yaakL ginM namH phrikH rohtH euunL duuM baangF jaL deeM maiH "If your relationship with your long-time wife is beginning to lose its zest, would it be a good thing to try new relationships now and then?" | ||
| 2. กินน้ำพริกถ้วยเก่า ginM namH phrikH thuayF gaoL [verb, phrase] | |||
| definition | to live with one's first wife of many years | ||
| categories | |||
| components | กิน | ginM | to eat or drink; consume; exploit |
| น้ำพริก | namH phrikH | watery sauce of shrimp paste and chili, used as a condiment with Thai dishes such as fish | |
| ถ้วย | thuayF | cup; volumetric measurement equal to one cup | |
| เก่า | gaoL | [of an object] [is] old; antique; decrepit | |
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