ชินชา
chin-chaaMeaning
1AdjectiveB2
desensitized; jaded; emotionally numb
emotionally numb or desensitized, often from repeated exposure to pain, hardship, or disturbing events; no longer reacting strongly.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillอกหักòk-hàkอกหักòk-hàk1heartbroken (romantic)2[to] be heartbroken; [to] have one's heart brokenมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerหลายlǎaiหลายlǎai1many; several2very; very much; a lot (Isan)ครั้งkrángครั้งkráng1time; occasion; instance2classifier for occurrences or timesจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níi1now; at the moment2this time/this moment (time noun)รู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀k1[to] feel; sense2[to] feel that…; think (impression/opinion)ชินชาchin-chaaชินชาchin-chaadesensitized; jaded; emotionally numbไปหมดแล้วbpai-mòt-lɛ́ɛoไปหมดแล้วbpai-mòt-lɛ́ɛo1all gone already; none left2all have left already3completely (already), as a result
He's been heartbroken so many times that now he just feels numb about it.
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หมอmɔ̌ɔในnaiห้องฉุกเฉินhɔ̂ng-chùk-chə̌ənเห็นhěnคนเจ็บkon-jèpหนักnàkทุกวันtúk-wanจนjonเริ่มrə̂əmรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kชินชาchin-chaaกับgàpความเจ็บปวดkwaam-jèp-bpùuat
Doctors in the emergency room see severely injured people every day until they start to feel desensitized to the pain.
การเสพข่าวgaan-sèep-kàaoร้ายráaiทุกวันtúk-wanอาจàatทำtamให้hâiเราraoกลายเป็นglaai-bpenคนkonชินชาchin-chaaและlɛ́ไม่mâiรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kสะทกสะท้านsà-tók-sà-táanกับgàpความรุนแรงkwaam-run-rɛɛngในnaiสังคมsǎng-kom
Consuming bad news every day might make us become desensitized and no longer feel affected by violence in society.
หลังจากlǎng-jàakเผชิญกับpà-chəən-gàpโศกนาฏกรรมsòok-gà-nâat-dtà-gamซ้ำแล้วซ้ำเล่าsám-lɛ́ɛo-sám-lâoจิตใจjìt-jaiของkɔ̌ɔngเธอtəəก็gɔ̂ชินชาchin-chaaจนjonไม่mâiรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kยินดียินร้ายyin-dii-yin-ráaiกับgàpสิ่งใดsìng-daiอีกìik
After repeatedly facing tragedies, her mind became so numb that she no longer felt pleasure or sorrow about anything.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
chin
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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
ชินchinชินchin1used to; accustomed (to)2[to] get used to; become accustomedused to; accustomed (to)Part 1
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ชินชาchin-chaaชินชาchin-chaadesensitized; jaded; emotionally numbdesensitized; jaded; emotionally numbWord