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jon bâi

Meanings

1AdjectiveB2

so poor that one is speechless

extremely poor to the point of being speechless; an emphatic colloquial expression, not literal muteness

Examples

พอporพอpor1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; when6only; just; merelyโดนdohnโดนdohn1[to] get; be subjected to (passive, often negative)2[to] be hit; be struck; be affected3[to] hit the mark; be spot on (slang/colloq.)โกงgohngโกงgohng1[to] cheat; swindle; rig2cheating; corrupt; rigged3cheat; fraudเงินngernเงินngern1money2funds; finances3silver (metal)ไปหมดbpai mòtไปหมดbpai mòt1completely; all gone2entirely; across the boardตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2character; figure3classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)4self-/personal (attributive)เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerกลายเป็นglaai bpenกลายเป็นglaai bpen1[to] become; turn into [sth]2[to] turn out (to be) [sth/that]คนจนkon jonคนจนkon jonpoor person; the poorใบ้bâiใบ้bâi1mute; unable to speak2clueless; ignorant (slang/informal)3clueless; out of one's depth (slang)4charade; pantomime (no speaking)ไปเลยbpai loieไปเลยbpai loie1[!] Go ahead; go right now2completely; all the way; way too (post‑verb/adj intensifier)3go straight on; go past; continue on (directions)
After being cheated out of all his money, he became utterly destitute.