ฉุน
chǔnMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
pungent; acrid (smell/taste)
Pungent or acrid in smell or taste; sharp enough to sting the nose or throat. Example: กลิ่นควันฉุน (acrid smoke).
Examples
กลิ่นควันglìn-kwanกลิ่นควันglìn-kwansmell of smoke; smoky odorบุหรี่bù-rìiบุหรี่bù-rìicigaretteฉุนchǔnฉุนchǔn1pungent; acrid (smell/taste)2irritated; angry; offended3[to] get irritated/angry suddenlyมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousทำให้tam-hâiทำให้tam-hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)แสบsɛ̀ɛpแสบsɛ̀ɛp1stinging; burning (sensation)2[to] feel a stinging or burning pain3mischievous; audacious; cutting (speech)จมูกjà-mùukจมูกjà-mùuk1nose2nose (of an object)
The cigarette smoke smells very strong and makes my nose sting.
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The chilies in the tom yum were so pungent that I coughed.
น้ำปลาร้าnáam-bplaa-ráaมีmiiกลิ่นฉุนglìn-chǔnแต่dtɛ̀ɛบางคนbaang-konกลับglàpชอบchɔ̂ɔpรสชาติrót-châatแบบนั้นbɛ̀ɛp-nán
Fermented fish sauce has a pungent smell, but some people actually like that flavor.
ตอนdtɔɔnปิ้งbpîngปลาbplaaควันkwanจากjàakเตาถ่านdtao-tàanฉุนแสบchǔn-sɛ̀ɛpคอkɔɔจนjonต้องdtɔ̂ngเปิดbpə̀ətหน้าต่างnâa-dtàangให้hâiลมlomพัดpátออกɔ̀ɔk
While grilling fish, the charcoal smoke was so acrid it burned my throat, so we had to open the window to let the wind blow it out.
2AdjectiveB2
irritated; angry; offended
Feeling irritated, angry, or offended, often suddenly in reaction to something.
Examples
ช่วงนี้chûuang-níiช่วงนี้chûuang-níi1these days; lately; currently2this period (of time); the current periodเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillอารมณ์ขึ้นaa-rom-kʉ̂nอารมณ์ขึ้นaa-rom-kʉ̂n1[to] get worked up; [to] become irritable2[to] get aroused; [to] be turned onง่ายngâaiง่ายngâai1easy; simple2easily; readilyพูดpûutพูดpûut1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk aboutนิดเดียวnít-diiaoนิดเดียวnít-diiao1just a little; only a bit; a tiny amount2a tiny bit; a very small amountก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerฉุนchǔnฉุนchǔn1pungent; acrid (smell/taste)2irritated; angry; offended3[to] get irritated/angry suddenly
Lately he gets upset easily; just a small remark makes him irritable.
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เธอtəəฉุนchǔnง่ายngâaiเวลาwee-laaใครkraiทักtákเรื่องงานrʉ̂ʉang-ngaanค้างkáangทำให้tam-hâiเพื่อนร่วมงานpʉ̂ʉan-rûuam-ngaanไม่mâiกล้าglâaถามtǎam
She gets irritated easily when someone mentions her pending tasks, making coworkers reluctant to ask.
ด้วยความที่dûuai kwaam têeเขาkăoเป็นbpenคนฉุนkon chŭnง่ายngâaiเราraoจึงjeungต้องเลือกdtông lêuuakถ้อยคำtôi kamอย่างระมัดระวังyàang rá-mát-rá-wangเมื่อmêuuaคุยkuiเรื่องrêuuangละเอียดอ่อนlá-ìiat òn
Since he is easily irritable, we have to choose our words carefully when discussing sensitive topics.
ผู้จัดการpûu-jàt-gaanมีmiiนิสัยní-sǎiฉุนchǔnและlɛ́เก็บกดgèp-gòtทำให้tam-hâiบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatทีมtiimตึงเครียดdtʉng-krîiatแม้mɛ́ɛในnaiเรื่องเล็กน้อยrʉ̂ʉang-lék-nɔ́ɔi
The manager is quick-tempered and easily irritable, making the team atmosphere tense even over small matters.
3VerbB2
[to] get irritated/angry suddenly
[to] flare up or become angry suddenly; [to] take offense. Example: เขาฉุนจนเผลอเถียงกลับ (he flared up and talked back).
Examples
แม่ฉุนmɛ̂ɛ-chǔnแม่ฉุนmɛ̂ɛ-chǔnMae Chun (place name)ทันทีtan-tiiทันทีtan-tiiimmediately; at onceเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเมื่อmʉ̂ʉa1when; at the time that2at; in; on (with time expressions)ได้ยินdâi-yinได้ยินdâi-yin1[to] hear2[to] hear of; be told; learn (by hearing)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; makeของสำคัญkɔ̌ɔng-sǎm-kanของสำคัญkɔ̌ɔng-sǎm-kanimportant item(s); valuablesหายhǎaiหายhǎai1[to] disappear; be gone2be missing; lost3[to] recover; get better4[to] stop; cease (of a symptom/state)
Mom got angry right away when she heard that I lost something important.
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เขาkǎoฉุนchǔnจนjonวางwaangสายโทรศัพท์sǎai-too-rá-sàpกลางคันglaang-kanแล้วlɛ́ɛoค่อยkɔ̂iกลับมาglàp-maaขอโทษทีkɔ̌ɔ-tôot-tiiหลังlǎng
He got so mad that he hung up mid-call, then came back to apologize later.
พอpɔɔถูกtùukตำหนิdtam-nìอย่างไม่ยุติธรรมyàang-mâi-yú-dtì-tamเธอtəəก็gɔ̂ฉุนวาบchǔn-wâapและlɛ́โต้กลับdtôo-glàpด้วยdûuaiน้ำเสียงnáam-sǐiangแข็งkɛ̌ngขึ้นkʉ̂n
When unfairly criticized, she flared up and retorted in a firmer tone.
พอporเขาkăoพูดpôotห้วนhûuanๆ-ใส่sàiฉันchănก็gâwฉุนchǔnขึ้นมาkêun maaทันทีtan teeและláeเผลอเถียงplŏer tĭiangกลับglàp
As soon as he spoke curtly to me, I suddenly got mad and snapped back.
พอpɔɔได้ยินdâi-yinเขาkǎoพูดpûutเหน็บแนมnèp-nɛɛmฉันchǎnก็gɔ̂ฉุนchǔnขึ้นมาkʉ̂n-maaทันทีtan-tiiจนjonเผลอเถียงplə̌ə-tǐiangกลับไปglàp-bpai
As soon as I heard his snide remark, I suddenly got angry and snapped back.
เขาkǎoฉุนchǔnเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaถูกtùukกล่าวหาglàao-hǎaว่าwâaโกงgoongเลยləəiพูดpûutเสียงsǐiangแข็งkɛ̌ngใส่sàiเพื่อนร่วมงานpʉ̂ʉan-rûuam-ngaan
He became angry when accused of cheating, so he spoke harshly to his colleagues.
เธอterทำเป็นtam bpenนิ่งnìngอยู่yòoพักหนึ่งpák nèungแต่dtàeพอporเพื่อนpêuuanล้อlóซ้ำsámๆ-เธอterก็gâwฉุนchǔnจนjonวางwaangโทรศัพท์toh-rá-sàpลงแรงlong raengๆ-
She stayed calm for a while, but when her friend kept teasing, she got angry and slammed her phone down.
ผมpŏmพยายามpà-yaa-yaamอธิบายà-tí-baaiให้hâiเข้าใจkâo jaiดีdeeๆ-แล้วláeoแต่dtàeพอporเขาkăoพูดpôotประชดbprà-chótอีกครั้งèek krángก็gâwฉุนchǔnจนjonตัดdtàtบทสนทนาbòt sŏn-tá-naaทันทีtan tee
I tried to explain nicely, but when he spoke sarcastically again, I got angry and cut the conversation short.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
chǔn
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
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 | — | — |