ชำระบัญชีกรรม(cham-rá ban-chee gam)
Meanings
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[to] atone for karma; settle a karmic debt
To repay, cleanse, or atone for one's karmic debts from past actions, often through spiritual practice or by receiving the consequences of those actions.
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเชื่อว่าchêuua wâaเชื่อว่าchêuua wâa1[to] believe (that) ...2it is believed that ...การที่gaan têeการที่gaan têethe fact that (formal; makes a clause act as a noun)เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillป่วยหนักbpùuai nàkป่วยหนักbpùuai nàk[to] be seriously illครั้งนี้kráng néeครั้งนี้kráng née1this time; this occasion2this time (around); on this occasionเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsการชำระบัญชีกรรมgaan cham-rá ban-chee gamการชำระบัญชีกรรมgaan cham-rá ban-chee gamclearing a karmic debtเก่าgàoเก่าgào1former; previous2old-fashioned; outdated3old; not newที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotเคยkoeiเคยkoei1ever; used to (past experience)2[used to] (past experience/habit)ทำไว้tam wáiทำไว้tam wái[to] make/do in advance
He believes that his serious illness this time is a way of repaying his old karmic debts.
Word Breakdown
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ชำระบัญชีกรรมcham-rá ban-chee gamชำระบัญชีกรรมcham-rá ban-chee gam[to] atone for karma; settle a karmic debt