ชิงสุกก่อนห่าม

Thai

Etymology

From ชิง (ching, to seize) + สุก (sùk, to ripen) + ก่อน (gɔ̀ɔn, before) + ห่าม (hàam, the period during which a fruit is almost ripe); literally "to seize (an opportunity) to ripen before the time of near ripeness".

Pronunciation

Orthographicชิงสุกก่อนห่าม
d͡ʑiŋsukkˋɒnhˋām
Phonemic
ชิง-สุก-ก่อน-ห่าม
d͡ʑiŋsukkˋɒnhˋām
RomanizationPaiboonching-sùk-gɔ̀ɔn-hàam
Royal Instituteching-suk-kon-ham
(standard) IPA(key)/t͡ɕʰiŋ˧.suk̚˨˩.kɔːn˨˩.haːm˨˩/(R)

Adverb

ชิงสุกก่อนห่าม • (ching-sùk-gɔ̀ɔn-hàam)

  1. (idiomatic) before the right time.

Verb

ชิงสุกก่อนห่าม • (ching-sùk-gɔ̀ɔn-hàam)

  1. (idiomatic) to do something before the right time.
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