ช่วงหัวเลี้ยวหัวต่อ(chûuang hŭua líiaw hŭua dtò)

Meanings

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turning point; transitional period

A critical period of transition or significant change; a turning point or crossroads in life or events

Examples

ตอนนี้dton néeตอนนี้dton née1now; at the moment2this time/this moment (time noun)เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillอยู่ในyòo naiอยู่ในyòo nai[to] be in [somewhere]ช่วงหัวเลี้ยวหัวต่อchûuang hŭua líiaw hŭua dtòช่วงหัวเลี้ยวหัวต่อchûuang hŭua líiaw hŭua dtòturning point; transitional periodของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsชีวิตchee-wítชีวิตchee-wít1life (one’s life; way of living)2lifetime; lifespan3life (state of being alive)ต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightตัดสินใจdtàt-sĭn-jaiตัดสินใจdtàt-sĭn-jai[to] decideว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)เรียนต่อriian dtòrเรียนต่อriian dtòr[to] continue studying; pursue further studiesหรือrĕuหรือrĕu1or (choice/alternative)2or?; really? (question/finality particle)3otherwise; or else (formal)ออกมาòk maaออกมาòk maa1[to] come out; emerge2[to] be released; be made public3[to] turn out; end up4[to] come forward; speak outทำงานtam ngaanทำงานtam ngaan1[to] work; do one's job; be on duty2[to] function; operate
Right now he is at a turning point in his life; he has to decide whether to continue studying or start working.

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Word Breakdown

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)Part 1
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หัวเลี้ยวหัวต่อhŭua líiao hŭua dtòหัวเลี้ยวหัวต่อhŭua líiao hŭua dtòturning point; critical momentPart 2
ช่วงหัวเลี้ยวหัวต่อchûuang hŭua líiaw hŭua dtòช่วงหัวเลี้ยวหัวต่อchûuang hŭua líiaw hŭua dtòturning point; transitional period