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เคี่ยวเข็ญ khiaaoF khenR |
Royal Institute - 1982 | ||||
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pronunciation guide | |
Phonemic Thai | เคี่ยว-เข็น |
IPA | kʰîːaw kʰěn |
Royal Thai General System | khiao khen |
[verb] | |||
definition | to drive; compel; force; urge; encourage | ||
components | เคี่ยว | khiaaoF | to simmer for a period of time; continuous turmoil, by implicaton |
เข็ญ | khenR | [of a problem] [is] hard; difficult; troubling | |
related words | ขับเคี่ยว | khapL khiaaoF | to fight; deal with; contend with |
ต่อสู้ | dtaawL suuF | to fight; struggle; battle | |
sample sentences | |||
พ่อแม่ควรเตือนเด็กเมื่อเด็กพูดไม่ชัด แต่ไม่ให้ดุว่า หรือเคี่ยวเข็ญเด็กให้พูดให้ชัด phaawF maaeF khuaanM dteuuanM dekL meuuaF dekL phuutF maiF chatH dtaaeL maiF haiF dooL waaF reuuR khiaaoF khenR dekL haiF phuutF haiF chatH "Parents should caution [their] children when they don’t speak clearly, but they should not scold or strongly insist that their children speak clearly." | |||