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| แย่งอำนาจ yaaengF amM naatF |  |
| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | แย่ง-อำ-นาด |
| IPA | jɛ̂ːŋ ʔam nâːt |
| Royal Thai General System | yaeng amnat |
| [verb, phrase] | |||
| definition | to seize power | ||
| components |  แย่ง  | yaaengF | to catch; to seize; to scramble for; contend for; compete for; wrest |
| อำนาจ | amM naatF | authority; power | |
| sample sentences | ผมไม่ได้ไปแย่งอำนาจใครมา เพราะรัฐบาลไม่มีอำนาจเต็ม เราเลยมาทำแทน  phohmR maiF daiF bpaiM yaaengF amM naatF khraiM maaM phrawH ratH thaL baanM maiF meeM amM naatF dtemM raoM leeuyM maaM thamM thaaenM "I did not wrest power from anyone because the government [at that time] did not have complete power. We just came in and replaced [the government]." | ||
ผมจึงพูดเสมอว่า ความแตกร้าวของคนเสื้อสีเวลานี้ เกิดขึ้นจากความเปลี่ยนแปลงทางเศรษฐกิจและสังคม ไม่ใช่เรื่องของคนบ้าอำนาจกลุ่มหนึ่งแย่งอำนาจกันเอง phohmR jeungM phuutF saL muuhrR waaF khwaamM dtaaekL raaoH khaawngR khohnM seuuaF seeR waehM laaM neeH geertL kheunF jaakL khwaamM bpliianL bplaaengM thaangM saehtL thaL gitL laeH sangR khohmM maiF chaiF reuuangF khaawngR khohnM baaF amM naatF gloomL neungL yaaengF amM naatF ganM aehngM "I have always said that currently the divisions among the colored-shirt groups arise from economic and social changes; [these divisions] are not created by power-crazed groups of people who are trying to wrest power for themselves." | |||
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