ฝืดเคือง(fèuut keuuang)
Meanings
1AdjectiveB1
scarce; in short supply
in a state of shortage or hardship, especially of money, resources, or basic necessities
Examples
ช่วงนั้นchûuang nánช่วงนั้นchûuang nánduring that timeครอบครัวkrôp kruuaครอบครัวkrôp kruua1family; household2family unit (sociological)ของฉันkŏng chănของฉันkŏng chănmy; mineค่อนข้างkôn kâangค่อนข้างkôn kâang1rather; quite (often with negatives)2rather; quite; fairlyฝืดเคืองfèuut keuuangฝืดเคืองfèuut keuuang1scarce; in short supply2scarcity; hardshipเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightประหยัดเงินbprà-yàt ngernประหยัดเงินbprà-yàt ngern[to] save moneyกันganกันgan1each other; one another (post-verb marker)2[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block3classifier: panel; partition; screen (rare)4together; together with5protective; preventive (modifier)6I; me (informal, male speech)7[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatly
During that period, my family was quite hard up; we had to save a lot of money.
2NounB2
scarcity; hardship
a period or condition where resources and liquidity are tight, causing economic difficulty
Examples
ช่วงนี้chûuang néeช่วงนี้chûuang née1these days; lately; currently2this period (of time); the current periodตลาดdtà-làatตลาดdtà-làat1popular; mainstream (colloq.)2market; marketplace3market (economic demand/sector)เงียบngîiapเงียบngîiap1quiet; silent2quiet (place/time)3[to] be quiet; fall silent4[to] go silent; ghost [sb] (colloq.)ทำให้tam hâiทำให้tam hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]สภาพคล่องsà-pâap klôngสภาพคล่องsà-pâap klông1liquidity (entity/firm)2market liquidity3systemic/economic liquidityทางการเงินtaang gaan ngernทางการเงินtaang gaan ngern1financial2financially; in financial termsของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsหลายlăaiหลายlăai1many; several2many; numerous (as a pronoun)ธุรกิจtú-rá-gìtธุรกิจtú-rá-gìt1business (commercial activity)2business (company; enterprise)3business affairs; work mattersค่อนข้างkôn kâangค่อนข้างkôn kâang1rather; quite (often with negatives)2rather; quite; fairlyฝืดเคืองfèuut keuuangฝืดเคืองfèuut keuuang1scarce; in short supply2scarcity; hardship
The market is quiet right now, causing the financial liquidity of many businesses to be rather tight.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
ขาดแคลนkàat klaenขาดแคลนkàat klaen1scarce; lacking2[to] be in short supply; lack
- scarce; lacking
- [to] be in short supply; lack
ไม่คล่องmâi klôngไม่คล่องmâi klông1not fluent; unskilled; awkward2financially tight; low on cash
- not fluent; unskilled; awkward
- financially tight; low on cash
ฝืดfèutฝืดfèut1stiff; hard to move (friction)2sluggish; tight (economy/trade)3bland; unpalatable (colloq.)4awkward; stilted (socially/linguistically)
- stiff; hard to move (friction)
- sluggish; tight (economy/trade)
- bland; unpalatable (colloq.)
- awkward; stilted (socially/linguistically)
กินลำบากgin lam-bàakกินลำบากgin lam-bàak1[to] have a hard time making a living2hard to eat; inconvenient to eat
- [to] have a hard time making a living
- hard to eat; inconvenient to eat
ตึงตัวdteung dtuuaตึงตัวdteung dtuua1tight; taut2tense; strained3tight (market/economy); scarce4[to] tighten; become tense/taut
- tight; taut
- tense; strained
- tight (market/economy); scarce
- [to] tighten; become tense/taut
Word Breakdown
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ฝืดเคืองfèuut keuuangฝืดเคืองfèuut keuuangscarce; in short supply