ดีชั่ว(dee chûua)

Meanings

1NounB2

good and evil; right and wrong

The concept of good and evil, or right and wrong.

Examples

พ่อแม่pôr mâeพ่อแม่pôr mâeparentsควรkuuanควรkuuan1should; ought to2appropriate; proper; suitable3deserve; be worthy ofสอนsŏnสอนsŏn1[to] instruct; train [sb]2[to] admonish; give moral guidance3[to] teach [sb] [sth]ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitลูกlôokลูกlôok1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4seed; kernel (round unit)5classifier: round/small items6customer; client (colloquial)รู้จักrúu jàkรู้จักrúu jàk1[to] know; be acquainted with2[to] recognize; identify3[to] know how; be capable (from familiarity); be prudent withแยกแยะyâek yáeแยกแยะyâek yáe1[to] distinguish; tell apart2[to] discern; differentiate3[to] sort; classifyดีชั่วdee chûuaดีชั่วdee chûuagood and evil; right and wrongตั้งแต่dtâng dtàeตั้งแต่dtâng dtàe1from; since (starting point)2from X to Yยังyangยังyang1not yet (with ไม่)2yet? (question use)3still; continuing4still/even (emphatic degree)เด็กdèkเด็กdèk1child; kid2young person (informal)3classifier: children
Parents should teach their children to distinguish between right and wrong from a young age.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ดีdeeดีdee1good; of good quality2kind; virtuous3well; nicely4it’s best; better (advisory tone)5gall; bilePart 1
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ชั่วchûuaชั่วchûua1evil; wicked2bad; poor (quality)3for a short time; temporarily (prefix)4classifier for periods of timePart 2
ดีชั่วdee chûuaดีชั่วdee chûuagood and evil; right and wrong