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| หักเลี้ยว hakL liaaoH |  |
| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | หัก-เลี้ยว |
| IPA | hàk líːaw |
| Royal Thai General System | hak liao |
| 1. [verb] | |||
| definition | to swerve (e.g. to turn a car's steering wheel quickly); turn sharply; change direction (e.g. political position) | ||
| components | หัก  | hakL | to curve; to turn; to bend; to wind; to wend |
 เลี้ยว | liaaoH | to turn; make a change in direction | |
| sample sentence | จู่ ๆ รถเกิดเสียเนื่องจากมีอาการพวงมาลัยล็อก ไม่สามารถหักเลี้ยวซ้ายและเลี้ยวขวาได้  juuL juuL rohtH geertL siiaR neuuangF jaakL meeM aaM gaanM phuaangM maaM laiM lawkH maiF saaR maatF hakL liaaoH saaiH laeH liaaoH khwaaR daiF "Suddenly the car failed because the steering wheel locked; [we were] unable to turn the car to the left or to the right." | ||
| 2. จุดหักเลี้ยว jootL hakL liaaoH [noun] | |||
| definition | turning point | ||
| components | จุด | jootL | the point (the issue or idea at hand); [figurative or abstract] point; articulation; instance |
| หัก | hakL | to curve; to turn; to bend; to wind; to wend | |
| เลี้ยว | liaaoH | to turn; make a change in direction | |
| sample sentence | กรณีการประกาศบังคับใช้และการยกเลิกพระราชกำหนดเป็นจุดหักเลี้ยวหนึ่งทางการเมือง gaL raH neeM gaanM bpraL gaatL bangM khapH chaiH laeH gaanM yohkH leerkF phraH raatF chaH gamM nohtL bpenM jootL hakL liaaoH neungL thaangM gaanM meuuangM "The announcement of the implementation [of the new law] and the cancellation of the existing law constituted a political turning point." | ||
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