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| จนแต้ม johnM dtaaemF |
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| Phonemic Thai | จน-แต้ม |
| IPA | tɕon tɛ̂ːm |
| Royal Thai General System | chon taem |
| [adjective] | |||
| definition | [is] cornered; maneuvered; checkmated; stalled; held at bay | ||
| components |  จน  | johnM | [most commonly used term] [is] poor; penniless; having nothing; impoverished |
| แต้ม | dtaaemF | a mark, a spot, a score, a point | |
| synonyms | จนตรอก | johnM dtraawkL | [is] cornered; maneuvered; checkmated; stalled; held at bay |
| จนมุม | johnM moomM | to corner; maneuver; checkmate; stall; be at bay | |
| หมดทางสู้ | mohtL thaangM suuF | no way out; [is] cornered | |
| หมดทางหนี | mohtL thaangM neeR | no way out; [is] cornered | |
| sample sentence | ใครจะคิดกันว่าคนไทยจะอดอยากขาดแคลนสาหัสและจนแต้มจนถึงกับต้องปล้นสะดม khraiM jaL khitH ganM waaF khohnM thaiM jaL ohtL yaakL khaatL khlaaenM saaR hatL laeH johnM dtaaemF johnM theungR gapL dtawngF bplohnF saL dohmM "Who would have thought that Thais would be reduced to starvation and poverty and would be forced to resort to theft and plunder." | ||