จิ้น
jînMeanings
1VerbB2
[to] ship; imagine [sb] and [sb] as a couple
to imagine or root for two people or characters to be a romantic couple, even if they are not actually together
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)จิ้นjînจิ้นjîn1[to] ship; imagine [sb] and [sb] as a couple2meat (Northern Thai)พระเอกprá-èekพระเอกprá-èek1leading man; male lead (actor)2male protagonist; hero (of a story)3the star; main attraction (figurative)กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)นางร้ายnaang-ráaiนางร้ายnaang-ráai1female villain (in drama/film)2actress playing the villain3woman seen as the villain (figurative, informal)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ละครlá-kɔɔnละครlá-kɔɔn1drama; play; theater show2theater; dramatic artsเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)มากกว่าmâak-gwàaมากกว่าmâak-gwàa1more; to a greater degree2more than; over (with numbers/amounts)3[to] exceed; be greater thanนางเอกnaang-èekนางเอกnaang-èek1leading actress2female lead (character); female protagonist3the 'main girl' (figurative, colloquial)อีกìikอีกìik1more; additional2again3else; other4yet; still (in comparisons/time)
I like to ship the male lead with the female villain in this drama more than with the female lead.
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เห็นhěnสองsɔ̌ɔngคนkonนั้นnánสนิทsà-nìtกันganมากmâakแฟนคลับfɛɛn-klápก็เลยgɔ̂-ləəiเริ่มrə̂əmจิ้นjînพวกเขาpûuak-kǎo
Seeing those two being so close, the fan club started to ship them.
การที่gaan-tîiคนดูkon-duuจิ้นjînนักแสดงnák-sà-dɛɛngนอกnɔ̂ɔkจอjɔɔอาจàatสร้างแรงsâang-rɛɛngกดดันgòt-danให้กับhâi-gàpพวกเขาpûuak-kǎoในnaiชีวิตจริงchii-wít-jingได้dâai
Viewers shipping actors off-screen can create pressure for them in their real lives.
ถึงแม้ว่าtʉ̌ng-mɛ́ɛ-wâaในnaiนิยายní-yaaiพวกเขาpûuak-kǎoจะเป็นjà-bpenแค่kɛ̂ɛเพื่อนสนิทpʉ̂ʉan-sà-nìtกันganแต่dtɛ̀ɛฉันchǎnก็gɔ̂อดไม่ได้òt-mâi-dâaiที่จะtîi-jàจิ้นjînให้hâiพวกเขาpûuak-kǎoลงเอยกันlong-yee-ganอยู่ดีyùu-dii
Even though they are just close friends in the novel, I can't help but ship them to end up together anyway.
ทำไมtam-maiพระรองprá-rɔɔngถึงtʉ̌ngโดนdoonจิ้นjînกับgàpตัวร้ายdtuua-ráaiล่ะlâเขาkǎoแทบtɛ̂ɛpไม่mâiเข้าฉากkâo-chàakด้วยกันdûuai-ganเลยləəi
Why is the second male lead being shipped with the villain? They barely have any scenes together.
หลังจากที่lǎng-jàak-tîiให้สัมภาษณ์hâi-sǎm-pâatชื่นชมchʉ̂ʉn-chomกันและกันgan-lɛ́-ganออกɔ̀ɔkสื่อsʉ̀ʉทั้งสองtáng-sɔ̌ɔngก็gɔ̂ถูกtùukจิ้นjînอย่างหนักyàang-nàkจนjonกลายglaaiเป็นกระแสbpen-grà-sɛ̌ɛ
After they gave an interview praising each other to the media, they were shipped so hard it became a trend.
ดาราdaa-raaบางคนbaang-konอาจàatรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kอึดอัดʉ̀t-àtที่tîiต้องdtɔ̂ngถูกtùukจิ้นjînกับgàpเพื่อนร่วมงานpʉ̂ʉan-rûuam-ngaanตลอดเวลาdtà-lɔ̀ɔt-wee-laaเพราะprɔ́มันmanส่งผลกระทบต่อsòng-pǒn-grà-tóp-dtɔ̀ɔความเป็นส่วนตัวkwaam-bpen-sùuan-dtuua
Some celebrities might feel uncomfortable being constantly shipped with their colleagues because it affects their privacy.
2NounC1
meat (Northern Thai)
meat or animal flesh, in Northern Thai; not specifically raw minced meat or a particular dish.
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseฝากซื้อfàak-sʉ́ʉฝากซื้อfàak-sʉ́ʉ[to] ask/entrust [sb] to buy [sth] (for you)จิ้นjînจิ้นjîn1[to] ship; imagine [sb] and [sb] as a couple2meat (Northern Thai)หมูmǔuหมูmǔu1pig; hog2pork3easy; a pushover (informal)4classifier: ตัว5fat person (impolite)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerตลาดdtà-làatตลาดdtà-làat1market; marketplace2market (economic demand/sector)3popular; mainstream (colloq.)แล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)บอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâa1[to] say/tell that; report/declare that2[of text/sign] say/indicate thatจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)เอามาao-maaเอามาao-maa1[to] bring (here); fetch (to the speaker)2[to] hand it over; give it here (imperative)ผัดpàtผัดpàt1[to] stir-fry [sth]2stir-fry; stir-fried dish3[to] postpone; put off; delayกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)ขิงkǐngขิงkǐng1ginger (rhizome; spice)2[to] boast; show off; flex (slang)
Mom asked me to buy pork at the market and said she would stir-fry it with ginger.
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ยายyaaiบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaจิ้นjînวัวwuuaส่วนsùuanนี้níiค่อนข้างkɔ̂n-kâangเหนียวnǐiaoถ้าtâaจะjàเอามาao-maaแกงgɛɛngก็gɔ̂ต้องdtɔ̂ngเคี่ยวนานkîiao-naanหน่อยnɔ̀i
Grandma said this cut of beef is rather tough, so it needs to simmer longer if we use it in a curry.
แม้mɛ́ɛราคาraa-kaaจิ้นjînหมูmǔuในnaiตลาดdtà-làatจะjàสูงขึ้นsǔung-kʉ̂nจนjonกำไรgam-raiแทบtɛ̂ɛpไม่เหลือmâi-lʉ̌ʉaป้าbpâaก็gɔ̂ยังyangไม่mâiยอมyɔɔmลดlótปริมาณbpà-rí-maanที่tîiตักdtàkให้hâiลูกค้าlûuk-káa
Although the price of pork at the market has risen so much that there is hardly any profit left, Auntie still refuses to reduce the portions she serves her customers.
ยายสอนyaai-sɔ̌ɔnว่าwâaการเลือกgaan-lʉ̂ʉakจิ้นjînไม่ใช่mâi-châiดูduuแค่kɛ̂ɛสีsǐiสวยsǔuaiหรือrʉ̌ʉราคาถูกraa-kaa-tùukแต่dtɛ̀ɛต้องdtɔ̂ngรู้rúuด้วยdûuaiว่าwâaส่วนไหนsùuan-nǎiเหมาะกับmɔ̀-gàpอาหารaa-hǎanที่จะtîi-jàทำtam
Grandma taught me that choosing meat is not just about an appealing color or a low price; you also need to know which cut suits the dish you are making.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Falling tone
jîn
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Mid class + Mai tho → Falling
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |