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guan

Meanings

1NounA2

[to] stir; mix by stirring

to move a substance around with a tool to mix or prevent sticking, especially while cooking

Examples

ช่วยchûuaiช่วยchûuai1please (polite request)2[to] save; rescue [sb]3[to] help; assist [sb/sth]กวนguanกวนguan1[to] stir; mix by stirring2[to] disturb; bother; annoy3annoying; provoking (informal)4[to] emulsify/thicken by stirringซุปsúpซุปsúpsoupในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)หม้อmôrหม้อmôr1pot; cooking pot2jar; pot (earthen/ceramic)3electric rice cooker (colloquial)4transformer/power supply (slang)หน่อยnòiหน่อยnòi1a little; a bit2polite softener (request)มันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2he/she (colloquial, impolite)3greasy; oily; fatty4starchy tuber (yam, taro, etc.)5oil/fat (substance)6creamy; rich (texture/taste)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)ติดdtìtติดdtìt1[to] stick; attach; fasten2[to] be stuck; be attached; adhere3[to] catch; pick up (disease/odor/habit)4close to; adjacent; touching; contiguous5[to] follow closely; tailgate6owing; unpaid; in arrears; behind on7busy; occupied; engaged (line/seat/room)8[to] connect; turn on; switch to; tune to9[to] apply; put on; stick on10addicted to; hooked on; attached toก้นgônก้นgôn1buttocks; butt; rear2bottom; base (of a container/object)3tail end; back end; bottom4butt (of a cigarette)
Please stir the soup in the pot or it will stick to the bottom.
2NounB1

[to] disturb; bother; annoy

to trouble, inconvenience, or irritate someone

Examples

ขอโทษที่kŏr tôht tîiขอโทษที่kŏr tôht tîisorry that ...; sorry for ...โทรtohโทรtoh1[to] call; phone2by phone (prefix)ดึกdèukดึกdèuk1late at night; late2late at nightนะnáนะná1[!] persuasive/confirming particle2[!] softener; friendly particle3[!] attention-getter (initial position)เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)อยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forกวนguanกวนguan1[to] stir; mix by stirring2[to] disturb; bother; annoy3annoying; provoking (informal)4[to] emulsify/thicken by stirringคุณkunคุณkun1you (polite)2Mr.; Ms.; Mrs. (title)3quality; virtue; merit
Sorry for calling late; I don't want to trouble you.
3NounB2

annoying; provoking (informal)

describing someone who behaves in a teasing or irritating way

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)พูดpôotพูดpôot1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk aboutกวนguanกวนguan1[to] stir; mix by stirring2[to] disturb; bother; annoy3annoying; provoking (informal)4[to] emulsify/thicken by stirringเวลาway-laaเวลาway-laa1time2time; period; occasion3when; at the time (that)4time (classifier) [rare/idiomatic]เพื่อนpêuuanเพื่อนpêuuan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1power; strength2power; force (physics)3troops; forces4currently; in the middle ofจริงจังjing-jangจริงจังjing-jang1serious; earnest2seriously; earnestlyทำให้tam hâiทำให้tam hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]บรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàat1atmosphere; ambience2atmosphere (gaseous envelope)เสียsĭiaเสียsĭia1broken; out of order2[to] pay3late; deceased4polite intensifier (after verbs/adjectives)5sadly; unfortunately (final particle)6[to] lose; forfeit; waste7spoiled; ruined; gone bad
He likes to be teasing and annoying when friends are being serious, which ruins the mood.
4NounB2

[to] emulsify/thicken by stirring

to process a mixture by continuous stirring until it thickens or emulsifies (e.g., making jam, custard)

Examples

ป้ากำลังbpâa gam-langกวนguanกวนguan1[to] stir; mix by stirring2[to] disturb; bother; annoy3annoying; provoking (informal)4[to] emulsify/thicken by stirringสังขยาsăng-kà-yăaสังขยาsăng-kà-yăa1Thai custard (sangkhaya)2kaya (coconut-egg custard jam)ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitข้นkônข้นkôn1thick; viscous (of liquid)2concentrated; rich (of substance/flavor)3intense; oppressive (of atmosphere/emotion)ก่อนgònก่อนgòn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerราดrâatราดrâat1[to] pour over; [to] drizzle2[to] douse; [to] splash over3served with [sth] poured overบนbonบนbon1on; upon2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)ขนมปังkà-nŏm bpangขนมปังkà-nŏm bpangbread
Auntie is stirring the custard until it thickens before pouring it on the bread.

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