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| คนคั่นเวลา khohnM khanF waehM laaM |  |
| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | คน-คั่น-เว-ลา |
| IPA | kʰon kʰân weː laː |
| Royal Thai General System | khon khan wela |
| [noun, phrase] | |||
| definition | a person to spend time with until someone else comes along; a temporary relationship; someone to have an interim relationship with; a person to take up on the rebound | ||
| classifier | คน  | khohnM | [numerical classifier for a person or occupation] |
| components |  คน | khohnM | person; guy; people; man; human being |
| คั่น | khanF | to set a limit to; separate; place in between; interpose; divide; stop; confine | |
เวลา  | waehM laaM | [general] time [as in space and time] | |
| synonym | ตัวคั่นเวลา | dtuaaM khanF waehM laaM | a non-serious short-term girlfriend or boyfriend; someone picked up on the rebound |
| sample sentence | เรารู้ดีนะว่าตัวเองเหมือนเป็นแค่คนแก้เหงาของเขา แค่คนคั่นเวลาแค่นั้น raoM ruuH deeM naH waaF dtuaaM aehngM meuuanR bpenM khaaeF khohnM gaaeF ngaoR khaawngR khaoR khaaeF khohnM khanF waehM laaM khaaeF nanH "I understand very well that I only serve to keep him from being lonely: I’m just a person to spend time with [until he can find someone else]." | ||
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