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| คงต้องรอให้น้ำท่วมหลังเป็ดเสียก่อนเขาถึงจะกลับใจเป็นคนดี khohngM dtawngF raawM haiF naamH thuaamF langR bpetL siiaR gaawnL khaoR theungR jaL glapL jaiM bpenM khohnM deeM |  |
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| Phonemic Thai | คง-ต็้อง-รอ-ไฮ่-น้าม-ท่วม-หฺลัง-เป็ด-เสีย-ก่อน-เขา-ถึง-จะ-กฺลับ-ไจ-เป็น-คน-ดี |
| IPA | kʰoŋ tɔ̂ŋ rɔː hâj náːm tʰûːam lǎŋ pèt sǐːa kɔ̀ːn kʰǎw tʰɯ̌ŋ tɕàʔ klàp tɕaj pen kʰon diː |
| Royal Thai General System | khong tong ro hai nam thuam lang pet sia kon khao thueng cha klap chai pen khon di |
| [example sentence] | |||
| definition | "[You] would have to wait until hell freezes over for him to turn over a new leaf and become a good person." | ||
| components | คง  | khohngM | probably; most likely |
 ต้อง | dtawngF | [auxiliary verb] has to...; must...; is required to...; is duty-bound to... | |
| รอ | raawM | to wait; to stay; to linger; to remain; to go slowly | |
| ให้ | haiF | for; towards; in the direction of; into; to | |
น้ำท่วมหลังเป็ด | naamH thuaamF langR bpetL | when pigs fly; when hell freezes over; no matter how long you wait, it will never happen | |
| เสียก่อน | siiaR gaawnL | [end of sentence adverb] first; beforehand | |
| เขา | khaoR | [3rd person singular or plural pronoun] he; she; him; her; they; them | |
| ถึงจะ | theungR jaL | only then...; even if... | |
| กลับใจ | glapL jaiM | change one's mind | |
| เป็น | bpenM | to be; <subject> is | |
| คนดี | khohnM deeM | a good person | |
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