เนื้อแข็ง(néuua kăeng)

Meanings

1AdjectiveB1

firm-fleshed; tough-textured

having flesh or an internal texture that is firm, hard, or tough

Examples

ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)คลำklamคลำklam1[to] palpate (medical)2[to] feel; grope; fumble (with hands)3[to] fondle; feel up; grope (sexually)เจอjerเจอjer1[to] face; experience2[to] meet; run into3[to] find; come acrossเนื้อnéuuaเนื้อnéuua1core/body of an object2flesh; pulp (of fruit)3human body (skin and flesh)4content; substantive matter5texture; grain (surface of materials)6meat; fleshแข็งๆkăeng kăengแข็งๆkăeng kăeng1sternly; bluntly; in a hard tone2rather hard; quite firm/stiff (texture)3stiffly; awkwardly (of movement or acting)ที่têeที่têe1at; in; to (a place)2classifier: places; seats; individual servings3when; the time that (time marker)4place; spot; seat; space5ordinal marker6that/which/who (relative marker)แขนkăaenแขนkăaen1arm (body part)2classifier: sleeves3arm; extension (of object)
I felt a hard lump on my arm.
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เธอterไปหาหมอbpai hăa mŏเพราะpráwคลำklamพบpópก้อนเนื้อgôn néuuaแข็งkăengที่têeหน้าอกnâa òkและláeรู้สึกrúu-sèukกังวลgang-won
She went to the doctor because she found a hard lump in her breast and was worried.
หลังจากlăng jàakออกกำลังกายòk gam-lang gaaiอย่างหนักyàang nàkกล้ามเนื้อglâam néuuaของเขาkŏng kăoก็gâwเกร็งgrengจนjonเป็นbpenเนื้อnéuuaแข็งๆkăeng kăeng
After a heavy workout, his muscles tensed up until they were firm and hard.
ผลการตรวจชิ้นเนื้อpŏn gaan dtrùuat chín néuuaยืนยันyeun yanว่าwâaก้อนเนื้อgôn néuuaแข็งkăengที่têeตรวจพบdtrùuat pópนั้นnánเป็นbpenเนื้องอกnéuua ngôkชนิดchà-nítไม่mâiร้ายแรงráai raeng
The biopsy result confirmed that the hard tissue mass that was found is a benign tumor.
2NounB2

hard flesh; tough meat

flesh or meat with a hard, firm, or tough texture

Examples

ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ไม่ชอบmâi chôpไม่ชอบmâi chôp[to] dislike [sth/sb]; [to] not like [sth/sb]กินginกินgin1[to] corrode; erode; eat into2[to] consume; use up3[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)4[to] take (a bribe); pocket5[to] eatเนื้อแข็งnéuua kăengเนื้อแข็งnéuua kăeng1firm-fleshed; tough-textured2hard flesh; tough meatแบบนี้bàep néeแบบนี้bàep née1like this; in this way2this kind/type (modifier)3this kind (standalone)เพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because of; due to2because3melodious; pleasant-soundingเคี้ยวkíaoเคี้ยวkíao[to] chewยากyâakยากyâak1poor; impoverished (dated/formal)2difficult; hard3unlikely; hard to imagine happeningและláeและláeand (coordinating)ติดฟันdtìt fanติดฟันdtìt fan[to] get stuck in teeth
I don't like eating tough meat like this because it's hard to chew and gets stuck in my teeth.
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ถ้าtâaได้dâiเนื้อแข็งnéuua kăengมาmaaก็gâwลองlongหั่นเป็นชิ้นhàn bpen chínเล็กlékแล้วláeoตุ๋นdtŭnให้hâiนุ่มnûm
If you get tough meat, try cutting it into small pieces and stewing it until tender.
ตั้งแต่dtâng dtàeคุณยายkun yaaiใส่sàiฟันปลอมfan bplomแม่mâeก็gâwเลี่ยงlîangเนื้อแข็งnéuua kăengและláeทำอาหารtam aa-hăanที่têeเคี้ยวkíaoง่ายngâaiให้hâiแทนtaen
Since Grandma started wearing dentures, Mom has avoided serving her tough meat and made food that's easy to chew instead.
เนื้อแข็งnéuua kăengที่têeมีmeeเอ็นenแทรกsâaekอยู่yòoมากmâakเหมาะกับmòr gàpการตุ๋นgaan dtŭnด้วยdûuayไฟอ่อนfai ònนานnaanมากกว่าmâak gwàaการนำไปgaan nam bpaiผัดpàtอย่างรวดเร็วyàang rûuat-reo
Tough meat with a lot of connective tissue is better suited to slow stewing over low heat than to quick stir-frying.

Word Breakdown

เนื้อnéuuaเนื้อnéuua1core/body of an object2flesh; pulp (of fruit)3human body (skin and flesh)4content; substantive matter5texture; grain (surface of materials)6meat; fleshPart 1
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แข็งkăengแข็งkăeng1hard; solid2strong; tough (person/stance)3stiff; rigid; firm4erect5frozenPart 2
เนื้อแข็งnéuua kăengเนื้อแข็งnéuua kăengfirm-fleshed; tough-textured