ล้มลุกคลุกคลาน(lóm lúk klúk klaan)

Meanings

1VerbB1

[to] fall and get up repeatedly; stumble about

to keep falling and getting back up, moving unsteadily or awkwardly.

Examples

เด็กน้อยdèk nôiเด็กน้อยdèk nôi1little child; little one2young/naive person (figurative)เพิ่งpêrngเพิ่งpêrng1just; recently2only just now; only now3only/merely (just now starting)หัดhàtหัดhàt1measles (rubeola)2rubella; German measles3[to] practice; train; learn (by doing)เดินdernเดินdern1[to] walk; go on foot2[to] run; operate (machine/system)3[to] proceed; go; move along4[to] start; initiate (process/plan)ก็เลยgôr loeiก็เลยgôr loeiso; therefore; as a resultยังyangยังyang1not yet (with ไม่)2yet? (question use)3still; continuing4still/even (emphatic degree)เดินdernเดินdern1[to] walk; go on foot2[to] run; operate (machine/system)3[to] proceed; go; move along4[to] start; initiate (process/plan)ล้มลุกคลุกคลานlóm lúk klúk klaanล้มลุกคลุกคลานlóm lúk klúk klaan1[to] fall and get up repeatedly; stumble about2[to] struggle through setbacks; have ups and downsอยู่yòoอยู่yòo1to be (located); be at2progressive/continuative marker3[to] live; reside; stay4to exist; remain
The little child is just learning to walk, so he's still stumbling and falling.
2VerbB2

[to] struggle through setbacks; have ups and downs

to experience repeated difficulties and recoveries in life, work, or progress; to advance only with hardship.

Examples

ธุรกิจtú-rá-gìtธุรกิจtú-rá-gìt1business (commercial activity)2business (company; enterprise)3business affairs; work mattersของเขาkŏng kăoของเขาkŏng kăohis; hers; theirsล้มลุกคลุกคลานlóm lúk klúk klaanล้มลุกคลุกคลานlóm lúk klúk klaan1[to] fall and get up repeatedly; stumble about2[to] struggle through setbacks; have ups and downsมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerหลายlăaiหลายlăai1many; several2many; numerous (as a pronoun)ปีbpeeปีbpee1year2years old3zodiac year; animal yearกว่าที่gwàa têeกว่าที่gwàa têe1than (what/that)2not until; by the time thatจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)ประสบความสำเร็จbprà-sòp kwaam săm-rètประสบความสำเร็จbprà-sòp kwaam săm-rèt[to] succeed; achieve successอย่างyàangอย่างyàang1kind; type; sort2manner; way3in the manner of; -ly4classifier (for kinds/types)วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; these days (informal)
His business struggled with many ups and downs for years before becoming successful like it is today.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ล้มลุกlóm lúkล้มลุกlóm lúk1[to] fall and get up; stumble and recover2up-and-down; unstable; inconsistentPart 1
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คลุกklúkคลุกklúk1to mix/toss (food)2to coat by rolling3[to] associate closely (with); fraternize (with)4to be covered with (dirt/dust)Part 2
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คลานklaanคลานklaan1[to] crawl2[to] creep along slowlyPart 3
ล้มลุกคลุกคลานlóm lúk klúk klaanล้มลุกคลุกคลานlóm lúk klúk klaan[to] fall and get up repeatedly; stumble about