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How to say beaming, radiant
in Thai
หน้าชื่นตาบาน
nâa-chûuen-dtaa-baan
beaming, radiant
nâa fallingchûuen fallingdtaa midbaan mid
Fresh face, blooming eyes. For someone visibly happy.
- Part of speech
- adj
In a sentence
- วันนี้ดูหน้าชื่นตาบาน มีอะไรดีๆ เหรอwan-níi duu nâa-chûuen-dtaa-baan mii à-rai dii-dii rǒoeYou look radiant today. Some good news?
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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