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| เขาเป็นนักการเมืองผู้ช่ำชอง ครบเครื่อง ถือเป็นขิงแก่ แท้ รู้จักถอย นิ่ง รุก อย่างมีจังหวะ khaoR bpenM nakH gaanM meuuangM phuuF chamF chaawngM khrohpH khreuuangF theuuR bpenM khingR gaaeL thaaeH ruuH jakL thaawyR ningF rookH yaangL meeM jangM waL |  |
| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | เขา-เป็น-นัก-กาน-เมือง-พู่-ช่ำ-ชอง-คฺรบ-เคฺรื่อง-ถือ-เป็น-ขิง-แก่-แท้-รู้-จัก-ถอย-นิ่ง-รุก-หฺย่าง-มี-จัง-หฺวะ |
| IPA | kʰǎw pen nák kaːn mɯːaŋ pʰûː tɕʰâm tɕʰɔːŋ kʰróp kʰrɯ̂ːaŋ tʰɯ̌ː pen kʰǐŋ kɛ̀ː tʰɛ́ː rúː tɕàk tʰɔ̌ːj nîŋ rúk jàːŋ miː tɕaŋ wàʔ |
| Royal Thai General System | khao pen nak kan mueang phu chamchong khrop khrueang thue pen khing kae thae ru chak thoi ning ruk yang mi changwa |
| [example sentence] | |||
| definition | "He is a skilled politician fully and fully equipped (to take on all challenges); he is considered to a genuine 'old hand' knowing just when to retreat, when to keep still, and when to go on the offensive." | ||
| components |  เขา  | khaoR | [3rd person singular or plural pronoun] he; she; him; her; they; them |
| เป็น | bpenM | to be; <subject> is | |
นักการเมือง | nakH gaanM meuuangM | politician | |
| ผู้ | phuuF | person, human, one (who...); [Thai prefix corresponding to the English suffixes] '-er' or '-or' | |
| ช่ำชอง | chamF chaawngM | [is] expert (in); skilled; seasoned; professional (at); adept; proficient (at); deft (at); experienced (in) | |
| ครบ | khrohpH | [is] complete; whole; every; entire; due | |
| เครื่อง | khreuuangF | ingredients; items; stuff; material | |
| ถือ | theuuR | to extol; profess; to hold a belief that... | |
| เป็น | bpenM | to be; <subject> is | |
| ขิง | khingR | [general] ginger | |
| แก่ | gaaeL | [of a person or animal] [is] old; aged | |
| แท้ | thaaeH | [is] genuine; real; true | |
| รู้จัก | ruuH jakL | [of a person, place, or idea] to know | |
| ถอย | thaawyR | to withdraw; move back; retreat | |
| นิ่ง | ningF | [is] still; immobile; silent; motionless; quiet | |
| รุก | rookH | to attack; to invade; advance; infringe; violate; encroach; enter with an army; check (as in checkmate) | |
| อย่าง | yaangL | variety; style; pattern; type; kind; sort; mode; manner; method | |
| มี | meeM | to have or possess; to be available | |
| จังหวะ | jangM waL | rhythm; time; beat; a rhythmic beat | |
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