ยุคเข็ญ(yúk kĕn)
Meanings
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hard times; difficult era
a period of great difficulty, hardship, or suffering for many people
Examples
คุณยายkun yaaiคุณยายkun yaaigrandmother; respectful term for elderly womanชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)เล่าเรื่องlâo rêuuangเล่าเรื่องlâo rêuuang1[to] tell a story; narrate2[to] recount; relate what happenedชีวิตchee-wítชีวิตchee-wít1life (one’s life; way of living)2lifetime; lifespan3life (state of being alive)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ยุคเข็ญyúk kĕnยุคเข็ญyúk kĕnhard times; difficult eraสมัยsà-măiสมัยsà-măi1period; era; age2term; tenure3modern; contemporary4during; in the time ofสงครามsŏng-kraamสงครามsŏng-kraamwarให้hâiให้hâi1[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; permitฟังfangฟังfang1listen2heed3[to] sound; seem (to the ear)
My grandmother likes to tell stories about her life during the difficult era of the war.
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Word Breakdown
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ยุคเข็ญyúk kĕnยุคเข็ญyúk kĕnhard times; difficult era