ชั่วดี
chûua-diiMeanings
1NounB1
good and evil; right and wrong
Goodness and badness, especially the moral rightness or wrongness of a person's character or actions.
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseสอนsɔ̌ɔnสอนsɔ̌ɔn1[to] teach [sb] [sth]2[to] instruct; train [sb]3[to] admonish; give moral guidanceให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)รู้จักrúu-jàkรู้จักrúu-jàk1[to] know; be acquainted with2[to] know how; be capable (from familiarity); be prudent withชั่วดีchûua-diiชั่วดีchûua-dii1good and evil; right and wrong2good or bad
My mother teaches me right from wrong.
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เขาkǎoรู้จักrúu-jàkแยกแยะyɛ̂ɛk-yɛ́ชั่วดีchûua-diiจึงjʉngไม่mâiยอมyɔɔmโกงgoongแม้mɛ́ɛจะjàมีโอกาสmii-oo-gàat
He can distinguish right from wrong, so he refuses to cheat even when he has the chance.
นิทานní-taanเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนี้níiช่วยให้chûuai-hâiเด็กdèkเข้าใจkâo-jaiเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangชั่วดีchûua-diiผ่านpàanการกระทำgaan-grà-tamของkɔ̌ɔngตัวละครdtuua-lá-kɔɔn
This story helps children understand right and wrong through the characters’ actions.
การตัดสินgaan-dtàt-sǐnชั่วดีchûua-diiของkɔ̌ɔngการกระทำgaan-grà-tamไม่ควรmâi-kuuanพิจารณาpí-jaa-rá-naaเฉพาะchà-pɔ́ผลลัพธ์pǒn-lápแต่dtɛ̀ɛต้องdtɔ̂ngคำนึงถึงkam-nʉng-tʉ̌ngเจตนาjèet-dtà-naaและlɛ́ผลกระทบpǒn-grà-tópต่อdtɔ̀ɔผู้อื่นpûu-ʉ̀ʉnด้วยdûuai
To judge whether an action is morally right or wrong, we should consider not only its outcome but also the intention behind it and its impact on others.
2AdjectiveB1
good or bad
Good or bad in character, conduct, or quality, used when considering either possibility.
Examples
ชั่วดีchûua-diiชั่วดีchûua-dii1good and evil; right and wrong2good or badอย่างไรyàang-raiอย่างไรyàang-rai1how; in what way2what kind; which wayเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)พ่อpɔ̂ɔพ่อpɔ̂ɔ1father; dad2sir; mister (rural/archaic)3prefix: male person; leader; father figureของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mine
Good or bad, he is still my father.
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ไม่ว่าmâi-wâaเขาkǎoจะjàชั่วดีchûua-diiอย่างไรyàang-raiฉันchǎnก็gɔ̂ไม่mâiอยากyàakทิ้งtíngเขาkǎoไว้wáiคนเดียวkon-diiao
Whether he is good or bad, I don’t want to leave him alone.
เราraoเพิ่งpə̂ngรู้จักrúu-jàkเขาkǎoจึงjʉngยังyangบอกbɔ̀ɔkไม่ได้mâi-dâaiว่าwâaเขาkǎoเป็นbpenคนชั่วkon-chûuaดีdiiอย่างไรyàang-rai
We have only just met him, so we cannot yet say whether he is a good or bad person.
ไม่ว่าmâi-wâaผู้ต้องหาpûu-dtɔ̂ng-hǎaจะjàชั่วดีchûua-diiอย่างไรyàang-raiเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ควรkuuanได้รับdâi-rápการพิจารณาคดีgaan-pí-jaa-rá-naa-ká-diiอย่างเป็นธรรมyàang-bpen-tamไม่ใช่mâi-châiถูกตัดสินtùuk-dtàt-sǐnจากjàakอคติà-ká-dtìของkɔ̌ɔngสังคมsǎng-kom
Whether the accused is a good or bad person, he deserves a fair trial rather than to be judged by society’s prejudices.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
chûua
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ชั่วchûuaชั่วchûua1bad; poor (quality)2evil; wicked3for; throughout (a specified period)4classifier for periods of timebad; poor (quality)Part 1
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ชั่วดีchûua-diiชั่วดีchûua-diigood and evil; right and wronggood and evil; right and wrongWord