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| ทางตัน thaangM dtanM |  |
| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | ทาง-ตัน |
| IPA | tʰaːŋ tan |
| Royal Thai General System | thang tan |
| 1. [noun, phrase] | |||
| definition | dead end; blind alley | ||
| components |  ทาง  | thaangM | direction; way; course; the way |
| ตัน | dtanM | [is] blocked (road, pipe, sink); solid; choked; clogged | |
| synonym | สุดถนน | sootL thaL nohnR | the end of the road; deadend |
| 2. [noun] | |||
| definition | deadlock; impasse; stalemate | ||
| components | ทาง | thaangM | direction; way; course; the way |
| ตัน | dtanM | [is] blocked (road, pipe, sink); solid; choked; clogged | |
| sample sentence | ครั้งนี้ไม่ใช่ครั้งแรกในการเมืองไทยที่ถึงทางตัน แต่ทางตันครั้งนี้น่าวิตกกว่าเพราะมองไม่เห็นทางออก khrangH neeH maiF chaiF khrangH raaekF naiM gaanM meuuangM thaiM theeF theungR thaangM dtanM dtaaeL thaangM dtanM khrangH neeH naaF wiH dtohkL gwaaL phrawH maawngM maiF henR thaangM aawkL "This is not the first time that the Thai polity has come to a stalemate but the stalemate this time is more worrisome because we cannot see any way out." | ||
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