ซินแส
sin-sɛ̌ɛMeanings
1NounC1
feng shui/astrology master; fortune-teller
a Chinese master consulted for feng shui, astrology, naming, or physiognomy; an adviser on auspicious places and times
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ก่อนจะgɔ̀ɔn-jàก่อนจะgɔ̀ɔn-jàbefore (introducing a clause)สร้างsâangสร้างsâang1[to] build; construct2[to] create; produce3[to] establish; foundบ้านใหม่bâan-màiบ้านใหม่bâan-màinew house/homeพ่อแม่pɔ̂ɔ-mɛ̂ɛพ่อแม่pɔ̂ɔ-mɛ̂ɛparentsของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyปรึกษาbprʉ̀k-sǎaปรึกษาbprʉ̀k-sǎa1[to] consult; seek advice2[to] confer; deliberate togetherซินแสsin-sɛ̌ɛซินแสsin-sɛ̌ɛ1feng shui/astrology master; fortune-teller2traditional Chinese doctor3Chinese teacher (archaic)เรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)ฮวงจุ้ยhuuang-jûiฮวงจุ้ยhuuang-jûifeng shui; Chinese geomancy
Before building a new house, my parents went to consult a feng shui master.
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ซินแสsin-sɛ̌ɛทำนายดวงชะตาtam-naai-duuang-chá-dtaaของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoว่าwâaจะjàประสบความสำเร็จbprà-sòp-kwaam-sǎm-rètในnaiธุรกิจtú-rá-gìtแต่dtɛ̀ɛต้องdtɔ̂ngระวังrá-wangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangสุขภาพsùk-kà-pâap
The Chinese master predicted his fortune, saying he would succeed in business but must be careful about his health.
การตั้งชื่อgaan-dtâng-chʉ̂ʉบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtตามdtaamหลักlàkที่tîiซินแสsin-sɛ̌ɛให้มาhâi-maaถือเป็นtʉ̌ʉ-bpenการgaanเสริมสิริมงคลsə̌əm-sì-rí-mong-konและlɛ́ความมั่นใจkwaam-mân-jaiของkɔ̌ɔngผู้ประกอบการpûu-bprà-gɔ̀ɔp-gaan
Naming a company according to the principles given by a Chinese master is considered a way to boost auspiciousness and the entrepreneur's confidence.
หลายlăaiตระกูลdtrà-gunใหญ่yàiยังคงyang kongยึดyéutธรรมเนียมtam-niiamการให้gaan hâiซินแสsin săeหาhăaฤกษ์ยามrêrk yaamมงคลmong-konสำหรับsăm-ràpจัดงานjàt ngaanสำคัญๆsăm-kan săm-kanเช่นchênงานแต่งงานngaan dtàeng ngaanหรือrĕuงานขึ้นบ้านใหม่ngaan kêun bâan mài
Many prominent families still adhere to the tradition of having a Chinese master find an auspicious time for important events like weddings or housewarming parties.
2NounC1
traditional Chinese doctor
a practitioner of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM)
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คุณย่าkun-yâaคุณย่าkun-yâapaternal grandmother; father’s mother (honorific/term of address)ปวดหลังbpùuat-lǎngปวดหลังbpùuat-lǎng1to have back pain; have a backache2back pain; backacheเลยไปləəi-bpaiเลยไปləəi-bpai[to] go past; [to] overshootหาhǎaหาhǎa1[to] look for; search for2[to] find (after searching)3huh?; what? (informal)4[to] get; procure5[to] earn (money); make a living6[to] visit; go see7[to] seek out; contactซินแสsin-sɛ̌ɛซินแสsin-sɛ̌ɛ1feng shui/astrology master; fortune-teller2traditional Chinese doctor3Chinese teacher (archaic)เพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiso that; in order thatท่านtânท่านtân1you (formal/polite)2he; she (honorific)3sir; madam4honorific title5classifier (polite for persons)แมะmɛ́แมะmɛ́1question particle (colloq.); right?2[to] diagnose by feeling the pulseและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)จัดยาjàt-yaaจัดยาjàt-yaa[to] prepare medicine; [to] arrange medicationจีนjiinจีนjiin1China2Chinese; relating to China3Chinese person4Chinese (language)ให้hâiให้hâi1[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)
My grandmother had a backache, so she went to see a TCM practitioner for a pulse diagnosis and a Chinese herbal prescription.
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ซินแสsin-sɛ̌ɛแนะนำให้nɛ́-nam-hâiเขาkǎoดื่มน้ำdʉ̀ʉm-náamขิงkǐngเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaปรับสมดุลbpràp-sǒm-dunธาตุtâatในnaiร่างกายrâang-gaaiและlɛ́ลดlótอาการaa-gaanไอaiเรื้อรังrʉ́ʉa-rang
The TCM practitioner advised him to drink ginger tea to balance the elements in his body and reduce his chronic cough.
การรักษาgaan-rák-sǎaแบบbɛ̀ɛpแพทย์แผนปัจจุบันpɛ̂ɛt-pɛ̌ɛn-bpàt-jù-banไม่ได้ผลmâi-dâai-pǒnเขาkǎoจึงjʉngหันไปhǎn-bpaiพึ่งpʉ̂ngศาสตร์sàatของkɔ̌ɔngซินแสsin-sɛ̌ɛเป็นbpenทางเลือกtaang-lʉ̂ʉakซึ่งsʉ̂ngก็gɔ̂ได้ผลdâai-pǒnเป็นที่น่าพอใจbpen-tîi-nâa-pɔɔ-jai
When modern medical treatment was ineffective, he turned to the wisdom of a TCM practitioner as an alternative, which yielded satisfactory results.
ซินแสsin-sɛ̌ɛท่านtânนี้níiเชี่ยวชาญchîiao-chaanการฝังเข็มgaan-fǎng-kěmรักษาrák-sǎaอาการaa-gaanอัมamพฤกษ์prʉ́kอัมพาตam-má-pâatจนjonมีชื่อเสียงmii-chʉ̂ʉ-sǐiangเป็นที่รู้จักbpen-tîi-rúu-jàkในวงกว้างnai-wong-gwâang
This TCM practitioner specializes in using acupuncture to treat paralysis and paresis, making him widely renowned.
3NounC2
Chinese teacher (archaic)
a teacher in a Chinese school or of Chinese studies (dated/less common usage)
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ในสมัยก่อนnai-sà-mǎi-gɔ̀ɔnในสมัยก่อนnai-sà-mǎi-gɔ̀ɔnin the past; formerlyเด็กdèkเด็กdèk1child; kid2young; not yet grown up3young person (informal)ไทยtaiไทยtai1Thai (language)2Thai; of Thailand3Thai personเชื้อสายchʉ́ʉa-sǎaiเชื้อสายchʉ́ʉa-sǎailineage; ancestry; descentจีนjiinจีนjiin1China2Chinese; relating to China3Chinese person4Chinese (language)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ถูกtùukถูกtùuk1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3[to] touch; come into contact with [sb/sth]4to be correct/right5proper; morally right6[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)7passive marker (often adverse)ส่งsòngส่งsòng1[to] send; dispatch2[to] submit; hand in; turn in3[to] drop off; deliver (someone/something)4[to] pass (to); feed (a ball)5[to] emit; transmit; send out6[to] escort; see off7wholesaleไปเรียนbpai-riianไปเรียนbpai-riian[to] go to study; [to] go to schoolภาษาจีนpaa-sǎa-jiinภาษาจีนpaa-sǎa-jiinChinese languageกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)ซินแสsin-sɛ̌ɛซินแสsin-sɛ̌ɛ1feng shui/astrology master; fortune-teller2traditional Chinese doctor3Chinese teacher (archaic)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerโรงเรียนroong-riianโรงเรียนroong-riianschoolในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ชุมชนchum-chonชุมชนchum-choncommunity
In the old days, Thai children of Chinese descent were sent to study Chinese with a 'sinsae' (teacher) at a community school.
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อากงaa-gongเล่าให้ฟังlâo hâi fangบ่อยๆbòi bòiถึงtĕungความเข้มงวดkwaam kêm ngûuatแต่dtàeเปี่ยมด้วยbpìiam dûuaiเมตตาmêt-dtaaของkŏngซินแสsin săeที่têeเคยkoeiสอนsŏnท่านtâanสมัยเด็กsà-măi dèk
Grandpa often recalls the strictness, yet immense kindness, of the 'sinsae' (teacher) who taught him in his childhood.
แม้mɛ́ɛปัจจุบันbpàt-jù-banบทบาทbòt-bàatของkɔ̌ɔngซินแสsin-sɛ̌ɛในฐานะnai-tǎa-náครูkruuจะjàเลือนลางlʉʉan-laangไปbpaiแต่dtɛ̀ɛคุณค่าkun-ná-kâaคำสอนkam-sɔ̌ɔnของkɔ̌ɔngท่านtânยังคงอยู่yang-kong-yùuในใจnai-jaiของkɔ̌ɔngลูกศิษย์lûuk-sìtเสมอsà-mə̌ə
Although the role of the 'sinsae' as a teacher has faded today, the value of their teachings always remains in the hearts of their students.
คำว่าkam wâaซินแสsin săeที่têeหมายถึงmăai tĕungครูสอนkruu sŏnภาษาจีนpaa-săa jeenนั้นnánแทบจะtâep jàกลายเป็นglaai bpenศัพท์โบราณsàp boh-raanไปแล้วbpai láewคงเหลือkong lĕuuaให้ได้hâi dâiยินyinแต่dtàeในหมู่nai mòoคนkonรุ่นเก่าrûn gàoหรือrĕuในnaiบริบทbor-rí-bòtทางประวัติศาสตร์taang bprà-wàt-dtì-sàatเท่านั้นtâo nán
The word 'sinsae' meaning a Chinese language teacher has virtually become an archaic term, only heard among the older generation or in historical contexts.
Tones
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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
sin
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 | — | — |