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How to say near the end of life
in Thai
ไม้ใกล้ฝั่ง
mái glâi fàng
near the end of life
mái highglâi fallingfàng low
Gentle way to say someone is very old. Mostly used by the old about themselves.
- Part of speech
- phrase
- Literally
- a tree close to the riverbank
In a sentence
- ยายไม้ใกล้ฝั่งแล้ว อยากเห็นหลานแต่งงานyaai mái glâi fàng láeo yàak hěn lǎan dtàaeng-ngaanGrandma's getting on and wants to see her grandchild married.
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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