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
d͡ʑ i ŋ s u k k ˋ ɒ n h ˋ ā m
Phonemic
ชิง-สุก-ก่อน-ห่าม
d͡ʑ i ŋ – s u k – k ˋ ɒ n – h ˋ ā m
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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