พลิกแพลง(plík plaeng)

Meanings

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[to] adapt; improvise

To adjust, modify, or creatively change a method, plan, or technique to suit circumstances; to improvise.

Examples

แม่ครัวmâe kruuaแม่ครัวmâe kruuafemale cook; woman who cooksเก่งๆgèng géngเก่งๆgèng géng1very skilled; excellent (emphatic reduplication)2plural/distributive use of เก่ง (reduplication)สามารถsăa-mâatสามารถsăa-mâat1able; capable2ability; capability3talented; competentพลิกแพลงplík plaengพลิกแพลงplík plaeng[to] adapt; improviseสูตรอาหารsòot aa-hăanสูตรอาหารsòot aa-hăan1recipe2food formulationได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)6okay; sure; agreedตามdtaamตามdtaam1[to] follow; go after2[to] comply with; abide by; obey3according to; in accordance with4along; along (a path); following (direction)5after; behind; in pursuit of6as; in the capacity of (ตามที่/ตามฐานะ)วัตถุดิบwát-tù-dìpวัตถุดิบwát-tù-dìpraw material; ingredientที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotมีอยู่mee yòoมีอยู่mee yòo1[to] be available; in stock2[to] exist; be present; there is/are3[to] have on hand; possess (at the moment)
A good cook can adapt a recipe according to the available ingredients.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

พลิกplíkพลิกplík1[to] turn over; flip; turn2[to] flip through pages3[to] sprain; wrench4[to] reverse; overturn; change drasticallyPart 1
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แพลงplaengแพลงplaeng[to] sprain; strainPart 2
พลิกแพลงplík plaengพลิกแพลงplík plaeng[to] adapt; improvise