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| ฝืดเคือง feuutL kheuuangM |  |
| Royal Institute - 1982 | ||||
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| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | ฝืด-เคือง |
| IPA | fɯ̀ːt kʰɯːaŋ |
| Royal Thai General System | fuet khueang |
| 1. [adjective, verb] | |||
| definition | [is] in distress; hard-pressed (for money); difficult; | ||
| components | ฝืด  | feuutL | [is] sticky; stuck; tight; unable to move; difficulty of moving |
 เคือง | kheuuangM | [is] angry; peeved; indignant; wrathful; irate; offended; annoyed | |
| synonyms | กระเป๋าอู๋สตางค์บ๊อ | graL bpaoR uuR saL dtaangM baawH | [is] penniless; poor; poverty stricken |
| ขัดสน | khatL sohnR | [is] needy; in need of | |
| ขาดแคลน | khaatL khlaaenM | [is] lacking of; short of; deficient | |
| เข็ญใจ | khenR jaiM | [is] poor; miserable | |
| จน | johnM | [most commonly used term] [is] poor; penniless; having nothing; impoverished | |
| ตกต่ำ | dtohkL dtamL | [is] in decline; be depressed; in recession | |
| ถังแตก | thangR dtaaekL | [is] broke; without money | |
| ทุคตะ | thookH khaH dtaL | [is] poor; distressed; wretched; indigent | |
| ฝืดเคือง | feuutL kheuuangM | [is] out of money; flat broke | |
| ยากเข็ญ | yaakF khenR | [is] in extreme poverty; difficulty | |
| ยากจน | yaakF johnM | [is] destitute, penniless, financially or materially poor [commonly used term] | |
| ยากจนข้นแค้น | yaakF johnM khohnF khaaenH | [is] extremely destitute, impoverished, poverty-stricken and needy | |
| ยากแค้น | yaakF khaaenH | [is] impoverish; poor; indigent; impecunious; destitute; needy; penniless | |
| สิ้นไร้ไม้ตอก | sinF raiH maaiH dtaawkL | [is] impoverished; indigent | |
| ไส้เป็นน้ำเหลือง | saiF bpenM naamH leuuangR | [is] impovershed | |
| อนาถา | aL naaM thaaR | [is] destitute; impoverished; pauperized; homeless | |
| อัตคัด | atL dtaL khatH | destitute; penniless; down and out; impoverished; indigent; insolvent; moneyless; penurious; poor; poverty-stricken | |
| อับ | apL | unfortunately; unluckily | |
| อับจน | apL johnM | [is] impoverished; be poverty-stricken; be poor | |
| sample sentences | พอเศรษฐกิจฝืดเคืองร้านค้าต่าง ๆ ก็ซบเซา วัน ๆ พ่อค้าแม่ค้าต่างก็สัปหงกกันเป็นแถว phaawM saehtL thaL gitL feuutL kheuuangM raanH khaaH dtaangL dtaangL gaawF sohpH saoM wanM wanM phaawF khaaH maaeF khaaH dtaangL gaawF sapL bpaL ngohkL ganM bpenM thaaeoR "When economic times are tough and many retail stores suffer financial hardships, even street vendors doze off every day one after the other." | ||
ครูต่างทำตัวให้เป็นครูที่น่าเคารพ แม้จะฝืดเคืองก็ยังกัดฟันสอนและแจกจ่ายความรู้ออกไป khruuM dtaangL thamM dtuaaM haiF bpenM khruuM theeF naaF khaoM rohpH maaeH jaL feuutL kheuuangM gaawF yangM gatL fanM saawnR laeH jaaekL jaaiL khwaamM ruuH aawkL bpaiM "Teachers in general carry themselves in a manner to be respected; even though they are flat broke, they make a determined effort to teach and convey knowledge [to their students]." | |||
ยิ่งนับวันประชาชนคนไทยยิ่งรับรู้กันมากขึ้นเรื่อย ๆ ว่า ชีวิตความเป็นอยู่ที่เลวร้ายลงเรื่อย ๆ อันเนื่องจากการทำมาหากินฝืดเคืองกันทั่วหน้าจะดีขึ้น yingF napH wanM bpraL chaaM chohnM khohnM thaiM yingF rapH ruuH ganM maakF kheunF reuuayF waaF cheeM witH khwaamM bpenM yuuL theeF laayoM raaiH lohngM reuuayF anM neuuangF jaakL gaanM thamM maaM haaR ginM feuutL kheuuangM ganM thuaaF naaF jaL deeM kheunF "The more time goes on, the more Thais recognize that their lives are becoming less and less difficult due to a universal betterment in earnings and reduction in economic hardship." | |||
| 2. [verb] | |||
| definition | to suffer | ||
| components | ฝืด | feuutL | [is] sticky; stuck; tight; unable to move; difficulty of moving |
| เคือง | kheuuangM | [is] angry; peeved; indignant; wrathful; irate; offended; annoyed | |
| 3. [adjective] | |||
| definition | [is] out of money; flat broke | ||
| components | ฝืด | feuutL | [is] sticky; stuck; tight; unable to move; difficulty of moving |
| เคือง | kheuuangM | [is] angry; peeved; indignant; wrathful; irate; offended; annoyed | |
| synonyms | กระเป๋าอู๋สตางค์บ๊อ | graL bpaoR uuR saL dtaangM baawH | [is] penniless; poor; poverty stricken |
| ขัดสน | khatL sohnR | [is] needy; in need of | |
| ขาดแคลน | khaatL khlaaenM | [is] lacking of; short of; deficient | |
| เข็ญใจ | khenR jaiM | [is] poor; miserable | |
| จน | johnM | [most commonly used term] [is] poor; penniless; having nothing; impoverished | |
| ตกต่ำ | dtohkL dtamL | [is] in decline; be depressed; in recession | |
| ถังแตก | thangR dtaaekL | [is] broke; without money | |
| ทุคตะ | thookH khaH dtaL | [is] poor; distressed; wretched; indigent | |
| ฝืดเคือง | feuutL kheuuangM | [is] in distress; hard-pressed (for money); difficult; | |
| ยากเข็ญ | yaakF khenR | [is] in extreme poverty; difficulty | |
| ยากจน | yaakF johnM | [is] destitute, penniless, financially or materially poor [commonly used term] | |
| ยากจนข้นแค้น | yaakF johnM khohnF khaaenH | [is] extremely destitute, impoverished, poverty-stricken and needy | |
| ยากแค้น | yaakF khaaenH | [is] impoverish; poor; indigent; impecunious; destitute; needy; penniless | |
| สิ้นไร้ไม้ตอก | sinF raiH maaiH dtaawkL | [is] impoverished; indigent | |
| ไส้เป็นน้ำเหลือง | saiF bpenM naamH leuuangR | [is] impovershed | |
| อนาถา | aL naaM thaaR | [is] destitute; impoverished; pauperized; homeless | |
| อัตคัด | atL dtaL khatH | destitute; penniless; down and out; impoverished; indigent; insolvent; moneyless; penurious; poor; poverty-stricken | |
| อับ | apL | unfortunately; unluckily | |
| อับจน | apL johnM | [is] impoverished; be poverty-stricken; be poor | |
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