ชะล่า(chá-lâa)

Meanings

1AdjectiveC1

careless; overconfident (in ชะล่าใจชะล่าใจchá-lâa jai1complacent; overconfident2[to] be complacent; lower one’s guard)

Careless or overconfident in a risky way; not sufficiently cautious. Commonly used in the set phrase ชะล่าใจชะล่าใจchá-lâa jai1complacent; overconfident2[to] be complacent; lower one’s guard.

Examples

อย่าyàaอย่าyàa1don’t; do not (negative imperative)2don’t … yet; hold offชะล่าใจchá-lâa jaiชะล่าใจchá-lâa jai1complacent; overconfident2[to] be complacent; lower one’s guardกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3against; versus4to; toward (recipient/target)5side dish; accompaniment6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)สัญญาณเตือนsăn-yaan dteuuanสัญญาณเตือนsăn-yaan dteuuan1warning signal/alarm2warning sign/red flagเล็กlékเล็กlék1small; little2younger; junior3minor; slightๆ-เพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingอาจàatอาจàat1may; might (possibility)2possibly; perhaps3able; capable (literary/formal)กลายเป็นglaai bpenกลายเป็นglaai bpen1[to] become; turn into [sth]2[to] turn out (to be) [sth/that]ปัญหาbpan-hăaปัญหาbpan-hăa1problem; issue2question (for discussion)ใหญ่yàiใหญ่yài1big; large2major; important3elder; senior4generous; magnanimous (figurative)ได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)6okay; sure; agreed
Don't be complacent about small warning signs, because they can turn into big problems.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ชะcháชะchá1[to] rinse; wash away2hey!; tsk!; hey there! [interjection]3[to] wash away; erode; rinse off [as a bound/verb element]4lye; washing ash; traditional detergentPart 1
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ล่าlâaล่าlâa1[to] hunt2[to] pursue; go after3recent; latestPart 2
ชะล่าchá-lâaชะล่าchá-lâacareless; overconfident (in ชะล่าใจ)