ยุคเข็ญ(yúk kĕn)
Meanings
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hard times; difficult era
a period of great difficulty, hardship, or suffering for many people
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คุณยายkun yaaiคุณยายkun yaaimaternal grandmother; respectful term for an elderly womanชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)เล่าเรื่องlâo rêuuangเล่าเรื่องlâo rêuuang1[to] recount; relate what happened2[to] tell a story; narrateชีวิตchee-wítชีวิตchee-wít1life (state of being alive)2lifetime; lifespan3life (one’s life; way of living)ในnaiในnai1of; belonging to (formal)2in; inside; within3during; in (time)ยุคเข็ญyúk kĕnยุคเข็ญyúk kĕnhard times; difficult eraสมัยsà-măiสมัยsà-măi1during; in the time of2term; tenure3period; era; ageสงครามsŏng-kraamสงครามsŏng-kraamwarให้hâiให้hâi1until; to the point that (result)2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3[to] give; provide4[to] allow; let; permit5so that; in order to6for (benefit of)ฟังfangฟังfang1[to] sound; seem (to the ear)2listen3heed
My grandmother likes to tell stories about her life during the difficult era of the war.
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ประชาชนbprà-chaa-chonต้องdtôngดิ้นรนdîn ronอย่างหนักyàang nàkเพื่อpêuuaเอาชีวิตรอดao chee-wít rôtในnaiยุคเข็ญyúk kĕnหลังlăngการปฏิวัติgaan bpà-dtì-wát
The people had to struggle hard to survive in the period of hardship after the revolution.
ประวัติศาสตร์bprà-wàt-sàatสอนsŏnเราraoว่าwâaแม้máeในnaiยุคเข็ญyúk kĕnที่สุดtêe sùtมนุษย์má-nútก็gâwยังyangมีmeeความหวังkwaam wăngและláeไม่mâiยอมแพ้yom páeต่อdtòโชคชะตาchôhk chá-dtaa
History teaches us that even in the most difficult of times, humans still have hope and do not surrender to fate.
วิกฤตเศรษฐกิจwí-grìt sèt-tà-gìtครั้งใหญ่kráng yàiทำให้tam hâiคนkonจำนวนมากjam-nuuan mâakรู้สึกrúu-sèukเหมือนmĕuuanกำลังgam-langใช้ชีวิตchái chee-wítอยู่ในyòo naiยุคเข็ญyúk kĕnที่têeมืดมนmêut mon
The great economic crisis made many people feel as if they were living in a bleak period of great difficulty.
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ยุคเข็ญyúk kĕnยุคเข็ญyúk kĕnhard times; difficult era