เพชรตัดเพชร

Thai

Etymology

เพชร (pét, “diamond”) +‎ ตัด (dtàt, “to cut; to cross, to pass across; to go (against), to be in contrast (with); to reduce, to curtail; etc”) +‎ เพชร (pét, “diamond”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		เพชรตัดเพชร e b d͡ʑ r t ạ ɗ e b d͡ʑ r
Phonemic {Short}		เพ็ด-ตัด-เพ็ด e b ˘ ɗ – t ạ ɗ – e b ˘ ɗ
Romanization	Paiboon	pét-dtàt-pét
	Royal Institute	phet-tat-phet
(standard) IPA^(key)		/pʰet̚˦˥.tat̚˨˩.pʰet̚˦˥/

Noun

เพชรตัดเพชร • (pét-dtàt-pét)

(idiomatic) equal match in wit; fight or competition between equally smart people.