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| พอกินพอใช้ phaawM ginM phaawM chaiH |  |
| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | พอ-กิน-พอ-ไช้ |
| IPA | pʰɔː kin pʰɔː tɕʰáj |
| Royal Thai General System | pho kin pho chai |
| [noun, phrase] | |||
| definition | enought to eat and use; enough to live on | ||
| categories | |||
| components |  พอ  | phaawM | [is] sufficient; [does] suffice; [is] adequate; enough |
| กิน | ginM | to eat or drink; consume; exploit | |
พอใช้ | phaawM chaiH | [is] good enough; satisfactory | |
| sample sentence | รู้จักอดออมไว้ใช้เมื่อยามจำเป็น มีไว้พอกินพอใช้ ถ้าเหลือก็แจกจ่าย จำหน่าย ruuH jakL ohtL aawmM waiH chaiH meuuaF yaamM jamM bpenM meeM waiH phaawM ginM phaawM chaiH thaaF leuuaR gaawF jaaekL jaaiL jamM naaiL "Know how to be frugal when you need to be, to have enough to eat and to live; if you have anything left over, give it to the needy;" | ||
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