เปิดศึก(bpèrt sèuk)

Meanings

1VerbB2

[to] start a war; [to] begin a battle

to begin a war, battle, or armed conflict.

Examples

ในอดีตnai à-dèetในอดีตnai à-dèetin the past; formerlyสองsŏngสองsŏng1two; 22secondอาณาจักรaa-naa-jàkอาณาจักรaa-naa-jàk1kingdom; empire (monarchy or historical state)2kingdom (biology)3realm; domain; sphereนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)เคยkoeiเคยkoei1ever; used to (past experience)2[used to] (past experience/habit)เปิดศึกbpèrt sèukเปิดศึกbpèrt sèuk1[to] start a war; [to] begin a battle2[to] start a conflictกันganกันgan1each 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; earmarkหลายlăaiหลายlăai1many; several2many; numerous (as a pronoun)ครั้งkrángครั้งkráng1classifier for occurrences or times2time; occasion; instance3turn (one’s turn to do something)เรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3about; regarding (as a topic marker)4classifier for stories/films/casesปัญหาbpan-hăaปัญหาbpan-hăa1problem; issue2question (for discussion)พรมแดนprom daenพรมแดนprom daen1border; frontier2border area3boundary (figurative)
In the past, these two kingdoms started wars with each other many times over border issues.
2VerbB2

[to] start a conflict

(figurative) to begin a major conflict, intense argument, or rivalry.

Examples

สองsŏngสองsŏng1two; 22secondบริษัทbò-rí-sàtบริษัทbò-rí-sàtcompany; firm; corporationมือถือmeuu tĕuuมือถือmeuu tĕuu1mobile phone; cellphone; smartphone2handheld; portable (held in the hand)กำลังจะgam-lang jàกำลังจะgam-lang jàabout to (imminent future)เปิดศึกbpèrt sèukเปิดศึกbpèrt sèuk1[to] start a war; [to] begin a battle2[to] start a conflictสงครามราคาsŏng-kraam raa-kaaสงครามราคาsŏng-kraam raa-kaaprice warกันganกันgan1each 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; earmarkอีกแล้วèek láewอีกแล้วèek láewagain; once more (often with annoyance)
The two mobile phone companies are about to start a price war again.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

เปิดbpèrtเปิดbpèrt1[to] turn on; switch on2[to] start; launch; open for business3[to] open; unwrap; unlock; turn onPart 1
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ศึกsùekศึกsùek1war; battle (formal/literary)2contest; rivalry (figurative)Part 2
เปิดศึกbpèrt sèukเปิดศึกbpèrt sèuk[to] start a war; [to] begin a battle