เพชรตัดเพชร

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Thai

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Etymology

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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

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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

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เพชรตัดเพชร (pét-dtàt-pét)

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