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| คุณหนู khoonM nuuR |  |
| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | คุน-หฺนู |
| IPA | kʰun nǔː |
| Royal Thai General System | khun nu |
| 1. [pronoun, phrase, formal] | |||
| definition | [3rd person pronoun used by a servant to call his or her master's children] the master's children [son: add ผู้ชาย  ; daughter: add ผู้หญิง  ] | ||
| components | คุณ | khoonM | [a title of respect, as in] Mister, Miss, or Mrs. [usually followed by the first name] |
| หนู | nuuR | [2nd person pronoun used for calling a little girl or boy (usually หนู + the child's nickname) and implying the speaker's tender feeling towards the child] you, little boy, little girl | |
| example | ลูกคุณหนู | luukF khoonM nuuR | a coddled child; a young person born with a silver spoon in his mouth; a spoiled brat |
| 2. [noun, colloquial] | |||
| definition | little rich kid | ||
| classifier | คน | khohnM | [numerical classifier for a person or occupation] |
| components | คุณ | khoonM | [a title of respect, as in] Mister, Miss, or Mrs. [usually followed by the first name] |
| หนู | nuuR | [2nd person pronoun used for calling a little girl or boy (usually หนู + the child's nickname) and implying the speaker's tender feeling towards the child] you, little boy, little girl | |
| sample sentences | เขาว่ากันว่า พวกคุณหนูมักจะจุกจิกจู้จี้เรื่องมาก แต่เธอเป็นคนง่าย ๆ ไม่เรื่องมากซักหน่อยหรอก khaoR waaF ganM waaF phuaakF khoonM nuuR makH jaL jookL jikL juuF jeeF reuuangF maakF dtaaeL thuuhrM bpenM khohnM ngaaiF ngaaiF maiF reuuangF maakF sakH naawyL raawkL "They say that little rich kids are so fussy and high maintenance, but on the contrary, she’s really easy going and not demanding at all." | ||
หลายคนอาจจะอยากรู้ว่าบรรดาเจ้าสัวสอนลูกกันอย่างไร อยากรู้วิธีคิด วิธีการเลี้ยงลูกว่าสอนให้เป็นคุณหนูเทวดาหรือคุณหนูติดดิน laaiR khohnM aatL jaL yaakL ruuH waaF banM daaM jaoF suaaR saawnR luukF ganM yaangL raiM yaakL ruuH wiH theeM khitH wiH theeM gaanM liiangH luukF waaF saawnR haiF bpenM khoonM nuuR thaehM waH daaM reuuR khoonM nuuR dtitL dinM "Many people would like to know what wealthy tycoons teach their children. They want to know how they think [and] how they raise their children to be either a stuck-up princess or a down-to-earth, practical person." | |||
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