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| เจ๊ง jengH |  |
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| 1. | [แต้จิ๋ว  dialect] to fail; to go bankrupt; to go broke |
| 2. | [แต้จิ๋ว dialect] failed; bankrupt; overthrown; ruined |
| Royal Institute - 1982 | ||||||
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| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | เจ๊ง |
| IPA | tɕéŋ |
| Royal Thai General System | cheng |
| 1. [verb, loanword, Chinese] | |||
| definition | [แต้จิ๋ว dialect] to fail; to go bankrupt; to go broke | ||
| categories | |||
| synonyms | ล่มจม | lohmF johmM | to become bankrupt; go under; become insolvent; be broke; be destitute; be impoverished; go to ruin; collapse |
| อับปาง | apL bpaangM | to go bankrupt; become insolvent | |
| related word | เซ้ง | sengH | to go out of business; liquidate; transfer for a price |
| sample sentences | |||
หากไม่มีสถานการณ์ภาคใต้ หนังสือพิมพ์ไม่เจ๊ง ทีวีไม่เจ๊ง พวกผมก็ไม่ตกงาน haakL maiF meeM saL thaanR naH gaanM phaakF dtaaiF nangR seuuR phimM maiF jengH theeM weeM maiF jengH phuaakF phohmR gaawF maiF dtohkL ngaanM "If the Southern troubles did not exist, the newspapers would not have gone broke, the television station would not have gone bankrupt, and we would not have lost our jobs." | |||
| 2. [adjective, loanword, Chinese] | |||
| definition | [แต้จิ๋ว dialect] failed; bankrupt; overthrown; ruined | ||
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| synonym | ฉิบหายวายวอด | chipL haaiR waaiM waawtF | [is] ruined; bankrupt |
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