ก้าง
gâang
Meanings
1NounA2
fish bone; fishbone
A hard, thin bone of a fish, especially the small sharp ones that can get stuck in the throat.
Examples
กินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] consume; use up4[to be] corrosive; erode5[to] take (a bribe); pocketปลาbplaaปลาbplaa1fish (animal)2fish (as food)3classifier: fishแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)เจอjerเจอjer1[to] meet; run into2[to] face; experience3[to] find; come acrossก้างgâangก้างgâang1fish bone; fishbone2thorn in one’s throat; vexing obstacleเล็กๆlék lékเล็กๆlék lék1small; little; tiny (softened by reduplication)2slightly; a littleต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightระวังrá-wangระวังrá-wang1[to] be careful; take care2[to] watch out for; guard against3watch out!; caution!
When eating fish and encountering small bones, be careful.
2NounB2
thorn in one’s throat; vexing obstacle
Figuratively, something or someone that obstructs progress or causes recurring trouble, like a bone stuck in the throat.
Examples
โครงการkrohng gaanโครงการkrohng gaan1project; scheme2plan; proposalติดหล่มdtìt lòmติดหล่มdtìt lòm1[to] be stuck in mud2[to] be bogged down (in [sth]); [to] be mired (in [sth])เพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoข้อกฎหมายkô gòt măaiข้อกฎหมายkô gòt măai1legal provision; article; clause2point of law; legal issueบางbaangบางbaang1some; certain2thin; slightข้อkôข้อkô1item; point; clause2joint (anatomy)3condition; term4flaw; drawback5classifier: items/points/clauses/questionsเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsก้างขวางgâang kwăangก้างขวางgâang kwăang1obstacle; hindrance2hindrance; thorn in one’s side (fig.)อยู่yòoอยู่yòo1to be (located); be at2progressive/continuative marker3[to] live; reside; stay4to exist; remain
The project is bogged down because certain legal provisions are an obstacle.