ขัดหู(kàt hŏo)

Meanings

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[to] grate on the ear; sound jarring

to sound unpleasant, harsh, or improper to the ear; to grate on the ear

Examples

เพลงplayngเพลงplayng1song; musical piece2classifier: songs/piecesนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ท่อนฮุกtôn húkท่อนฮุกtôn húkhook; catchy part of a songเสียงสูงsĭiang sŏongเสียงสูงsĭiang sŏonghigh pitch; high-pitched voiceไปหน่อยbpai nòiไปหน่อยbpai nòi1a bit (too); somewhat excessive2a little (farther/over); slightlyฟังfangฟังfang1[to] sound; seem (to the ear)2listen3heedแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; completed-action marker2already; now (as of this point)3then; and then; after that4and; and then (linking clauses)ขัดหูkàt hŏoขัดหูkàt hŏo[to] grate on the ear; sound jarring
The hook in this song is a bit too high-pitched and grates on the ear.
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เวลาway-laaประชุมbprà-chumเขาkăoใช้cháiคำkamไม่สุภาพmâi sà-pâapเลยloieขัดหูkàt hŏoหลายคนlăai kon
During the meeting, he used impolite words, which sounded unpleasant to many.
การออกเสียงgaan òk sĭiangผิดpìtวรรณยุกต์wan-ná-yúkทำให้tam hâiประโยคprà-yôhkธรรมดาtam-má-daaกลายเป็นglaai bpenขัดหูkàt hŏoทันทีtan tee
Mispronouncing tones can make an ordinary sentence immediately grate on the ear.
โฆษณาkôh-sà-naaตะโกนdtà-gohnขายของkăai kŏngแบบbàepเสียงsĭiangแหลมlăemจัดjàtๆ-มันmanขัดหูkàt hŏoจนjonต้องdtôngเปลี่ยนbplìianช่องchâwng
The ad shouting in a piercing high pitch was so grating that I had to change the channel.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ขัดkàtขัดkàt1[to] polish; buff2[to] obstruct; block3[to] oppose; contradict4[to] scrub; scourPart 1
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หูhŏoหูhŏo1hearing; ability to hear2ear3handle; lug; loop (ear-like part)Part 2
ขัดหูkàt hŏoขัดหูkàt hŏo[to] grate on the ear; sound jarring