ทองเนื้อเก้า(tong néuua gâo)
Meanings
1NounC1
gold of very high purity (lit.)
Gold of very high purity (literally “gold of grade nine”).
Examples
สร้อยคอsôi koสร้อยคอsôi konecklace; neck chainเส้นsênเส้นsên1line; stripe; thread-like length2noodle (food strand)3tendon; nerve; sinew4wire; cable (thin metal strand)5route; line (service/path)6connections; pull (informal)7CL: strand-like thingsนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ทำจากtam jàakทำจากtam jàak1[to] be made of/from [sth]2[to] make [sth] from [sth]ทองเนื้อเก้าtong néuua gâoทองเนื้อเก้าtong néuua gâo1gold of very high purity (lit.)2a virtuous person; pure‑hearted personรับรองráp rongรับรองráp rong1[to] certify; attest; authenticate2[to] guarantee; assure3[to] endorse; vouch for; back4[to] receive; entertain (guests) (formal)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeสีsĕeสีsĕe1hue; shade; tone2paint3[to] rub; scrub; polish4colorไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ลอกlókลอกlók1[to] peel; flake off2[to] copy; duplicate3[to] molt; shed (skin/scales)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ดำdamดำdam1black; very dark (color)2[to] be/turn black3dark-skinned; tan (can be sensitive)4black coffee (order term)5[to] dive; submerge (literary/poetic)แน่นอนnâe nonแน่นอนnâe non1certain; sure2definite; fixed3certainly; definitely4[!] of course; certainly
This necklace is made of high-purity gold; I guarantee the color won't peel or tarnish.
2NounC1
a virtuous person; pure‑hearted person
An idiom for a person who is truly good and pure‑hearted, often despite poverty or a harsh environment.
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ถึงtĕungถึงtĕung1to; toward (recipient/goal)2even; so ... that; to the point that3as far as; concerning (formal)4to; until; up to5[to] arrive; reach6even if; even thoughเธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2term of address (affectionate)3she; herจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)เกิดgèrtเกิดgèrt1to be born2born (indicating birthplace/time)3to happen; occur; arise4if (เกิด…); too; overly (เกิด…ไป)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ครอบครัวkrôp kruuaครอบครัวkrôp kruua1family; household2family unit (sociological)ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotยากจนyâak jonยากจนyâak jonpoor; impoverishedแต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)4even; despite (emphatic concessive)จิตใจjìt jaiจิตใจjìt jai1disposition; temperament2mind; heart; spirit (inner feelings)ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsเธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2term of address (affectionate)3she; herดีงามdee ngaamดีงามdee ngaam1virtuous; morally good2beautiful; admirable3awesome!; excellent! (colloq.)เหมือนmĕuuanเหมือนmĕuuan1similar; alike2like; as3as if; as thoughทองเนื้อเก้าtong néuua gâoทองเนื้อเก้าtong néuua gâo1gold of very high purity (lit.)2a virtuous person; pure‑hearted person
Even though she was born into a poor family, her heart is as good and pure as gold.
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เก้าgâoเก้าgâoninePart 3
ทองเนื้อเก้าtong néuua gâoทองเนื้อเก้าtong néuua gâogold of very high purity (lit.)