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pâi dtaai

Meanings

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trump card; ace up one's sleeve; last resort

a decisive or final tactic kept in reserve for a critical moment; a powerful hidden advantage used to secure victory or settle a situation

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเก็บgèpเก็บgèp1to collect; pick up; gather2to tidy up; put in order3to charge; take (a fee/payment)4to keep back; save5[to] harvest; pick (fruit/flowers)6to keep; store; put away7to put away/holster (weapon); to concealหลักฐานlàk tăanหลักฐานlàk tăan1evidence; proof2documentary evidence; supporting document3basis; grounds (abstract)ชิ้นchínชิ้นchín1classifier: pieces/items2piece; item; fragment; sliceเด็ดdètเด็ดdèt1[to] pluck; pick2decisive; firm3excellent; awesome (slang)4absolutely; completelyสุดsùtสุดsùt1end; limit; extremity2most; extremely (superlative/intensifier)3ultra-; most; extreme- (prefixal use)4[to] end; reach the limit (literary/rare)ไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)3so that; in order to4for later; in reserve5[to] leave (something) as is6[to] set aside; reserveเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsไพ่ตายpâi dtaaiไพ่ตายpâi dtaaitrump card; ace up one's sleeve; last resortสำหรับsăm-ràpสำหรับsăm-ràp1for; intended for; for the purpose of2as for; regardingช่วงท้ายchûuang táaiช่วงท้ายchûuang táaifinal part; closing stageของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsการโต้วาทีgaan dtôh-waa-teeการโต้วาทีgaan dtôh-waa-teea debate; debating
He saved his strongest piece of evidence as a trump card for the end of the debate.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ไพ่pâiไพ่pâi1playing card; cards2classifier: decks of cardsPart 1
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ตายdtaaiตายdtaai1[to] die; pass away2dead3[of devices] dead; not working4be doomed; be in big trouble (informal)5extremely; utterly (intensifier, informal)Part 2
ไพ่ตายpâi dtaaiไพ่ตายpâi dtaaitrump card; ace up one's sleeve; last resort