เพชรตัดเพชร

Thai

Etymology

From เพชร (pét, “diamond”) +‎ ตัด (dtàt, “to cut; to cross, to pass across; to go (against), to be in contrast (with); to reduce, to curtail; etc”) +‎ เพชร (pét, “diamond”).

Pronunciation

Orthographicเพชรตัดเพชร
e b d͡ʑ r t ạ ɗ e b d͡ʑ r
Phonemic
{Short}
เพ็ด-ตัด-เพ็ด
e b ˘ ɗ – t ạ ɗ – e b ˘ ɗ
RomanizationPaiboonpét-dtàt-pét
Royal Institutephet-tat-phet
(standard) IPA(key)/pʰet̚˦˥.tat̚˨˩.pʰet̚˦˥/(R)

Noun

เพชรตัดเพชร • (pét-dtàt-pét)

  1. (idiomatic) equal match in wit; fight or competition between equally smart people.
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