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| กวน guaanM |  |
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| 1. | to mix; to stir; to agitate; blend; to disturb; to trouble |
| 2. | to vex; to bother; to annoy; disturb; harass; cause trouble |
| 3. | to preserve fruit, to make jam or preserves |
| 4. | mixed; agitated |
| 5. | preserved |
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| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | กวน |
| IPA | kuːan |
| Royal Thai General System | kuan |
| 1. [verb, transitive] | |||
| definition | to mix; to stir; to agitate; blend; to disturb; to trouble | ||
| examples | ไข่กวน | khaiL guaanM | scrambled eggs |
| กวนตะกอน | guaanM dtaL gaawnM | to stir up mud; muckrake | |
| sample sentences | ชาวสวนจำหน่ายไม่หมดต้องทำเป็นมะม่วงกวนเก็บไว้รับประทานได้นาน ๆ chaaoM suaanR jamM naaiL maiF mohtL dtawngF thamM bpenM maH muaangF guaanM gepL waiH rapH bpraL thaanM daiF naanM naanM "Those farmers who do not sell all their mangoes (fresh) need to make mango fruit preserves which can be kept and eaten for a long time (after harvesting)." | ||
การกวนตะกอนความทรงจำเรื่องผลงานของทักษิณให้ขุ่นขึ้นมาเป็นเรื่องที่ผิดพลาดอย่างยิ่ง gaanM guaanM dtaL gaawnM khwaamM sohngM jamM reuuangF phohnR ngaanM khaawngR thakH sinR haiF khoonL kheunF maaM bpenM reuuangF theeF phitL phlaatF yaangL yingF "Dredging up old memories of Thaksin’s successes is a huge mistake." | |||
| 2. [verb] | |||
| definition | to vex; to bother; to annoy; disturb; harass; cause trouble | ||
| examples | กวนตีน | guaanM dteenM | to ask for a kick in the pants; bring trouble upon one’s self; to "mess with" someone |
| กวนบาทา | guaanM baaM thaaM | to be disturbing/annoying (and thus asking for) trouble (i.e. getting hurt physically or a kick in the pants) [an euphemism of กวนตีน] | |
รบกวนประสาท | rohpH guaanM bpraL saatL | nerve-racking; unsettling | |
| กวนเมือง | guaanM meuuangM | to trouble the city or people; to cause public disturbances | |
| ก่อกวน | gaawL guaanM | to agitate; disturb; annoy | |
| กวนประสาท | guaanM bpraL saatL | to annoy; make crazy; pester; bother | |
| 3. [verb] | |||
| definition | to preserve fruit, to make jam or preserves | ||
| examples | ทุเรียนกวน | thooH riianM guaanM | preserved durian jam; durian preserves |
| ผลไม้กวน | phohnR laH maaiH guaanM | fruit preserves | |
| 4. [adjective] | |||
| definition | mixed; agitated | ||
| 5. [adjective] | |||
| definition | preserved | ||
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