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How to say benefits not shared fairly
in Thai
ฝนตกไม่ทั่วฟ้า
fǒn dtòk mâi tûa fáa
benefits not shared fairly
fǒn risingdtòk lowmâi fallingtûa fallingfáa high
About bonuses, aid, government handouts.
- Part of speech
- phrase
- Literally
- the rain doesn't fall across the whole sky
In a sentence
- โบนัสปีนี้ฝนตกไม่ทั่วฟ้าboo-nát bpii níi fǒn dtòk mâi tûa fáaThis year's bonus didn't reach everyone.
From the same situation: Idioms 2 and four-syllable expressions
- คำซ้อนpaired word, word doublet
- คำสัมผัสrhyming words, rhyme
- คำพังเพยsaying, adage
- โวหารrhetoric, way with words
- อุปมาsimile, analogy
- เปรียบเปรยto make a pointed comparison
- คมคายsharp, witty (of words)
- สละสลวยelegant, polished (of language)
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