ขาดมือ(kàat meuu)
Meanings
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in severe shortage; in very high demand
to be in very short supply or extremely scarce because demand is high; to be badly lacking (e.g., goods are in short supply, labor is in short supply)
Examples
ช่วงchûuangช่วงchûuang1period; span (of time)2section; segment (part of something)3range; interval (between limits)4period; time (around now/then)5distance between supports6width span; armspan7span; breadth (across)เทศกาลtêht-sà-gaanเทศกาลtêht-sà-gaan1festival2festive period; season (of festivities)หน้ากากอนามัยnâa-gàak à-naa-maiหน้ากากอนามัยnâa-gàak à-naa-maimedical face mask; surgical maskขาดมือkàat meuuขาดมือkàat meuuin severe shortage; in very high demandจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofร้านค้าráan káaร้านค้าráan káa1shop; store2storefront (on a platform); shop accountต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightจำกัดjam-gàtจำกัดjam-gàt1[to] limit; restrict2Ltd.; limited (company)3limited; restrictedจำนวนjam-nuuanจำนวนjam-nuuan1number; amount; quantity2cardinal number; numerical value3a number of; severalต่อdtòต่อdtò1[to] bargain; haggle2per; each (rate/unit)3[to] continue; go on4subsequently; then (adverbial sequence)5[to] connect; attach; join6next; following; subsequentคนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: people
During the festival period, face masks are in such short supply that stores have to limit the quantity per person.
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ขาดมือkàat meuuขาดมือkàat meuuin severe shortage; in very high demand