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| พอเพียง phaawM phiiangM |  |
| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | พอ-เพียง |
| IPA | pʰɔː pʰiːaŋ |
| Royal Thai General System | pho phiang |
| 1. [adjective] | |||
| definition | enough; sufficient | ||
| components |  พอ  | phaawM | [is] sufficient; [does] suffice; [is] adequate; enough |
| เพียง | phiiangM | only; up until the point; as much as; as far as; till; just until | |
| examples | พรรคไทยพอเพียง | phakH thaiM phaawM phiiangM | Sustainable Thailand Party |
| เศรษฐกิจพอเพียง | saehtL thaL gitL phaawM phiiangM | Sufficiency Economics | |
| sample sentence | ผมเป็นคนไม่มั่งมีแต่ไม่ยากจนด้วย ผมก็มีรายได้พอใช้ แต่ไม่เหลือเฟือ ผมถือหลักเศรษฐกิจพอเพียง phohmR bpenM khohnM maiF mangF meeM dtaaeL maiF yaakF johnM duayF phohmR gaawF meeM raaiM daiF phaawM chaiH dtaaeL maiF leuuaR feuuaM phohmR theuuR lakL saehtL thaL gitL phaawM phiiangM "I am not a rich man; but I am not poor either. I have enough income for my own use but not any extra. I believe in the principles of the ‘sufficiency economy.’" | ||
| 2. ความพอเพียง khwaamM phaawM phiiangM [noun] | |||
| definition | sufficiency | ||
| components | ความ | khwaamM | [a prefix which converts an adjective or verb into a noun] |
| พอ | phaawM | [is] sufficient; [does] suffice; [is] adequate; enough | |
| เพียง | phiiangM | only; up until the point; as much as; as far as; till; just until | |
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