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| พอเลี้ยงตัวได้ phaawM liiangH dtuaaM daiF |
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| Phonemic Thai | พอ-เลี้ยง-ตัว-ได้ |
| IPA | pʰɔː líːaŋ tuːa dâj |
| Royal Thai General System | pho liang tua dai |
| [noun, phrase] | |||
| definition | enough to take care of one's self | ||
| components |  พอ  | phaawM | [is] sufficient; [does] suffice; [is] adequate; enough |
| เลี้ยง | liiangH | to feed; nourish; nurture; raise a child or animal; provide for; rear; bring up; foster; nurse | |
| ตัว | dtuaaM | [of a person] self; himself; herself; yourself; themselves; [things] itself | |
| ได้ | daiF | can; to be able; is able; am able; may; might | |
| synonyms | พอทำพอกิน | phaawM thamM phaawM ginM | just enough for each day; hardly enough money to save |
| พอมีกินมีใช้ | phaawM meeM ginM meeM chaiH | [is] not poor but not extravagant; [has] some money for savings | |
| พอมีพอกิน | phaawM meeM phaawM ginM | just having enough of; middle class; just like average middle class people | |
| พอเลี้ยงปากเลี้ยงท้อง | phaawM liiangH bpaakL liiangH thaawngH | [is] not poor but not extravagant; [has] some money for savings | |
| มีฐานะปานกลาง | meeM thaaR naH bpaanM glaangM | just like average middle class people | |