โซ่ตรวน

sôo dtruuan

Meanings

1NounB2

shackles; chains

heavy chains or metal bands used to bind the wrists or ankles of a prisoner or animal.

Examples

ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)หนังnăngหนังnăng1leather2movie; film3thin sheet; membrane (informal)4skin; hideอิงประวัติศาสตร์ing bprà-wàt-dtì-sàatอิงประวัติศาสตร์ing bprà-wàt-dtì-sàat1historical; based on history2[to] be based on history; [to] draw from historical eventsเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)เห็นภาพhĕn pâapเห็นภาพhĕn pâap1[to] see a picture/image2[to] visualize [sth]3[to] understand [sth] clearly; get the pictureทาสtâatทาสtâat1slave; enslaved person2serf; bondman (historical)3slave (to passion/addiction) [figurative]ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotถูกtòokถูกtòok1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3proper; morally right4to be correct/right5[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)6by (passive marker)ล่ามlâamล่ามlâam1interpreter2[to] interpret (spoken language)3[to] tether; tie up; leash4tether; leashด้วยdûuayด้วยdûuay1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because; since (formal/literary)5polite/softening sentence particle (formal)6because of; due toโซ่ตรวนsôo dtruuanโซ่ตรวนsôo dtruuan1shackles; chains2bonds; restraints (figurative)
In historical movies, we see images of slaves bound in heavy chains.
2NounC1

bonds; restraints (figurative)

something that confines or restrains freedom, such as a burden or obligation.

Examples

หนี้สินก้อนnêe sĭn gônหนี้สินก้อนnêe sĭn gôna lump-sum debt; a single large debtโตdtohโตdtoh1[to] grow; mature2big; large; grown-up3grown-up; maturely (adv.)กลายเป็นglaai bpenกลายเป็นglaai bpen1[to] become; turn into [sth]2[to] turn out (to be) [sth/that]โซ่ตรวนsôo dtruuanโซ่ตรวนsôo dtruuan1shackles; chains2bonds; restraints (figurative)ที่ทำtêe tamที่ทำtêe tamthat/which (someone) did/madeให้hâiให้hâi1[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; permitเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillไม่สามารถmâi săa-mâatไม่สามารถmâi săa-mâat[to] be unable (to); cannotเริ่มต้นrêrm dtônเริ่มต้นrêrm dtôn1[to] begin; start; commence2initial; at the start; introductory3beginning; start; outsetชีวิตใหม่chee-wít màiชีวิตใหม่chee-wít mài1new life; fresh start2new lease of life; renewalได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)
The large debt became a fetter that prevented him from starting a new life.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

โซ่sôhโซ่sôh1chain (linked metal rings)2chain (bicycle/machinery)3chain; shackles (figurative)4classifier: chains/lengths of chainPart 1
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ตรวนdtruuanตรวนdtruuan1shackles; fetters2bondage; constraint (fig., literary)Part 2
โซ่ตรวนsôo dtruuanโซ่ตรวนsôo dtruuanshackles; chains