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How to say sufficiency economy
in Thai
เศรษฐกิจพอเพียง
sèet-tà-gìt-paaw-piang
sufficiency economy
sèet lowtà lowgìt lowpaaw midpiang mid
King Bhumibol's philosophy of moderation, self-reliance and resilience; taught in schools and cited in policy.
- Part of speech
- noun
In a sentence
- ปรัชญาเศรษฐกิจพอเพียงbpràt-yaa sèet-tà-gìt-paaw-piangthe sufficiency economy philosophy
The culture behind it
CULTURE
Sufficiency economy on the farm
From the same situation: Agriculture and rural life
- เกษตรกรfarmer (general)
- การเกษตรagriculture, farming
- ภาคเกษตรthe agricultural sector
- ชาวสวนorchard or plantation grower
- ชาวไร่field-crop farmer
- ไร่rai (1,600 m²); upland field
- ตารางวาsquare wa (4 m²)
- แปลงplot, bed (of land)
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