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| หนามแหลมไม่มีใครเสี้ยม มะนาวกลมเกลี้ยงไม่มีใครกลึง naamR laaemR maiF meeM khraiM siiamF maH naaoM glohmM gliiangF maiF meeM khraiM gleungM |  |
| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | หฺนาม-แหฺลม-ไม่-มี-ไคฺร-เซี่ยม-มะ-นาว-กฺลม-เกฺลี้ยง-ไม่-มี-ไคฺร-กฺลึง |
| IPA | nǎːm lɛ̌ːm mâj miː kʰraj sîːam máʔ naːw klom klîːaŋ mâj miː kʰraj klɯŋ |
| Royal Thai General System | nam laem mai mi khrai siam manao klom kliang mai mi khrai klueng |
| [example sentence, idiom] | |||
| definition | "A genius is born, not made." | ||
| categories | |||
| components | หนาม  | naamR | thorn; barb; prick; bur |
| แหลม | laaemR | [of pointed objects] [is] pointed; sharp; keen; pointy; [of the sweet taste] sharp; keen | |
 ไม่ | maiF | not; no | |
| มี | meeM | to have or possess; to be available | |
| ใคร | khraiM | anyone; anybody; someone; somebody; whoever | |
| เสี้ยม | siiamF | to taper; to sharpen to a point | |
| มะนาว | maH naaoM | [general] lime; [also used for] yellow lemon (which is not commonly available in Thailand) | |
| กลม | glohmM | [is] circular; round | |
| เกลี้ยง | gliiangF | [is] sleek; smooth; even | |
| ไม่ | maiF | not; no | |
| มี | meeM | to have or possess; to be available | |
| ใคร | khraiM | anyone; anybody; someone; somebody; whoever | |
| กลึง | gleungM | to machine or turn with a lathe | |
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