ฉนวน(chà-nŭuan)
Meanings
1NounB1
insulator; insulating material
a material or layer that resists the passage of heat, electricity, or sound
Examples
บ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: houses/buildings (residences)หลังlăngหลังlăng1back (of body)2behind; at the back of3after; later than4roof (of a house)5CL: building; house; structure6rear; back (part)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)บุbùบุbù1[to] line; upholster2[to] pad; stuff3merit; virtue (Buddhist, literary)ฉนวนกันความร้อนchà-nŭuan gan kwaam rónฉนวนกันความร้อนchà-nŭuan gan kwaam rónheat insulation; thermal insulationเพื่อให้pêuua hâiเพื่อให้pêuua hâiso that; in order thatห้องhôngห้องhông1room2classifier: roomsไม่ร้อนmâi rónไม่ร้อนmâi rón1not hot; cool/mild2not a hot/urgent issueเกินไปgern bpaiเกินไปgern bpaitoo; overly; excessivelyในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ตอนบ่ายdton bàaiตอนบ่ายdton bàai1afternoon2in the afternoon
This house is lined with thermal insulation so the rooms don’t get too hot in the afternoon.
2NounB2
fuse; detonator; trigger
a device or element that ignites an explosive charge; figuratively, a catalyst that sets off an event
Examples
ตำรวจdtam-rùuatตำรวจdtam-rùuatpolice; police officerพบpópพบpóp1[to] meet [sb]2[to] encounter; experience3[to] find; discoverฉนวนchà-nŭuanฉนวนchà-nŭuan1insulator; insulating material2fuse; detonator; trigger3barrier; bufferระเบิดrà-bèrtระเบิดrà-bèrt1[to] erupt; [to] flare up2explosive (adj.)3[to] explode; [to] detonate4[to] burst; [to] shatter5bomb; explosiveในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)กระเป๋าgrà-bpăoกระเป๋าgrà-bpăo1bag; handbag; purse2types of bags (by context)3pocket4wallet5CLF: bags, purses, walletsซึ่งsêungซึ่งsêung1which; that (relative pronoun)2which/and this; introducing explanationใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] order; command (someone to do) [colloq.]5be acceptable/valid; okay [set phrase]จุดชนวนjùt chá-nuuanจุดชนวนjùt chá-nuuan1[to] light a fuse; set off2[to] trigger; spark (conflict, debate, crisis)ให้เกิดhâi gèrtให้เกิดhâi gèrt[to] cause; bring about; give rise to; generateการระเบิดgaan rá-bèrtการระเบิดgaan rá-bèrt1an explosion; detonation; blast2an outburst; sudden burst3a surge; rapid increaseได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)6okay; sure; agreed
The police found a detonator in the bag, which can ignite an explosion.
3NounB2
barrier; buffer
something that separates or prevents direct contact or influence
Examples
ผู้จัดงานpôo jàt ngaanผู้จัดงานpôo jàt ngaanevent organizer; planner; promoterตั้งdtângตั้งdtâng1[to] set up; establish; found2[to] appoint; nominate3[to] put aside; save (money)4[to] aim; focus (eyes, mind)5classifier: sets; collections; installations6[to] set; fix (value, rule, goal)7[to] place upright; stand; erect8stack; pile; bundle9as much as; as many asฉนวนchà-nŭuanฉนวนchà-nŭuan1insulator; insulating material2fuse; detonator; trigger3barrier; bufferระหว่างrá-wàangระหว่างrá-wàang1between; among2during3interval; in-between timeกลุ่มผู้ประท้วงglùm pôo bprà-túuangกลุ่มผู้ประท้วงglùm pôo bprà-túuanggroup of protestersสองฝ่ายsŏng fàaiสองฝ่ายsŏng fàai1both sides; both parties2bilateral; involving both sidesเพื่อไม่ให้pêuua mâi hâiเพื่อไม่ให้pêuua mâi hâiso that not; in order not to; to prevent [sth]ปะทะbpà-táปะทะbpà-tá1[to] clash; confront; engage (in combat/arguments)2[to] collide; hit against3clash; confrontationกันganกันgan1each other; one another (post-verb marker)2[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block3classifier: panel; partition; screen (rare)4together; together with5protective; preventive (modifier)6I; me (informal, male speech)7[to] set aside; reserve; earmark
The organizers set up a buffer between the two protest groups to prevent clashes.