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| ดาบสองคม daapL saawngR khohmM |  |
| Royal Institute - 1982 | ||||
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| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | ดาบ-สอง-คม |
| IPA | dàːp sɔ̌ːŋ kʰom |
| Royal Thai General System | dap song khom |
| [noun, phrase] | |||
| definition | [metaphor] a double edged sword | ||
| categories | |||
| components | ดาบ  | daapL | sword; sabre |
 สอง | saawngR | two; the number or quantity two | |
| คม | khohmM | sharp edge [of a knife, for example] | |
| sample sentence | แต่ก็กลายเป็นดาบสองคมไปพร้อมกันเมื่อจำนวนนักท่องเที่ยวนั้นเพิ่มพรวดแบบก้าวกระโดดเกินกว่าจะรองรับไหว  dtaaeL gaawF glaaiM bpenM daapL saawngR khohmM bpaiM phraawmH ganM meuuaF jamM nuaanM nakH thaawngF thiaaoF nanH pheermF phruaatF baaepL gaaoF graL do:htL geernM gwaaL jaL raawngM rapH waiR "But [this success] has become a double-edged sword when the number of tourists has increased more rapidly than [the country] has been able to accommodate." | ||
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