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| ตกรถขบวนสุดท้าย dtohkL rohtH khaL buaanM sootL thaaiH |  |
| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | ตก-รด-ขะ-บวน-สุด-ท้าย |
| IPA | tòk rót kʰà buːan sùt tʰáːj |
| Royal Thai General System | tok rot khabuan sut thai |
| [verb, phrase] | |||
| definition | [metaphor] to miss the last train; be left out | ||
| categories | |||
| components | ตกรถ  | dtohkL rohtH | miss (a train, bus, or other vehicle) |
| ขบวน | khaL buaanM | procession; caravan; train | |
| สุดท้าย | sootL thaaiH | final; last; eventual; ultimate | |
| sample sentence | ประชาธิปัตย์จึงเหนื่อยหนัก ใครขออะไรคงต้องให้ เพราะอำนาจต่อรองแสนน้อยนิด แต่เอาเข้าจริง ๆ แล้ว เหลียวซ้ายแลขวา เพื่อนแทงกั๊กกันหมด ด้วยไม่มีใครอยากตกรถขบวนสุดท้ายทางการเมือง ตกแล้วตกยาว bpraL chaaM thiH bpatL jeungM neuuayL nakL khraiM khaawR aL raiM khohngM dtawngF haiF phrawH amM naatF dtaawL raawngM saaenR naawyH nitH dtaaeL aoM khaoF jingM laaeoH liaaoR saaiH laaeM khwaaR pheuuanF thaaengM gakH ganM mohtL duayF maiF meeM khraiM yaakL dtohkL rohtH khaL buaanM sootL thaaiH thaangM gaanM meuuangM dtohkL laaeoH dtohkL yaaoM "The Democrats are thus very weary. They have to give whatever anyone demands because their bargaining power is so limited. However, in reality, whether they look to the left or to the right, all of their allies are hedging their bets. None of them wants to miss the political bus. Once they are out [of power] they have a long wait to get back in." | ||
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