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| ฟ้าผ่า faaH phaaL |  |
| Royal Institute - 1982 | ||||||
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| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | ฟ้า-ผ่า |
| IPA | fáː pʰàː |
| Royal Thai General System | fa pha |
| 1. [noun, verb, intransitive] | |||
| definition | a thunderbolt, a lightning strike or discharge | ||
| components |  ฟ้า  | faaH | the sky; firmament; heaven |
| ผ่า | phaaL | cleave; cut open; slit; split; divide | |
| sample sentences | บนอาคารสูง ๆ มักจะกระทำการติดตั้งสายล่อฟ้าไว้เพื่อป้องกันฟ้าผ่า  bohnM aaM khaanM suungR suungR makH jaL graL thamM gaanM dtitL dtangF saaiR laawF faaH waiH pheuuaF bpaawngF ganM faaH phaaL "(Builders) attach lightning rods to the tops of tall buildings for the purpose of preventing (damage) from lightning strike." | ||
| 2. [adverb] | |||
| definition | out of the blue; without explanation; suddenly | ||
| components | ฟ้า | faaH | the sky; firmament; heaven |
| ผ่า | phaaL | cleave; cut open; slit; split; divide | |
| sample sentence | เขาตัดสินใจหยิบปากกาเซนคำสั่งย้ายฟ้าผ่าผู้บริหารไล่เรียงตัวตั้งแต่ปลัดจนถึงข้าราชการ khaoR dtatL sinR jaiM yipL bpaakL gaaM saehnM khamM sangL yaaiH faaH phaaL phuuF baawM riH haanR laiF riiangM dtuaaM dtangF dtaaeL bpaL latL johnM theungR khaaF raatF chaH gaanM "He decided to pick up his pen and sign the order to transfer, immediately and without hesitation, one executive after the other; [the order covers executives] all the way from deputy directors to [lower level] civil service [department heads]." | ||
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