ตบยุง(dtòp yung)

Meanings

1VerbA1

[to] swat a mosquito

to swat or slap a mosquito.

Examples

ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)กำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1power; strength2power; force (physics)3troops; forces4currently; in the middle ofตบยุงdtòp yungตบยุงdtòp yung1[to] swat a mosquito2[to] be dead quiet; [to] have no customersในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ห้องนอนhông nonห้องนอนhông nonbedroom
I am swatting mosquitoes in the bedroom.
2VerbB2

[to] be dead quiet; [to] have no customers

of a shop, venue, or business: to be very quiet or idle due to a lack of customers; to have nothing to do.

Examples

เปิดbpèrtเปิดbpèrt1[to] turn on; switch on2[to] start; launch; open for business3[to] open; unwrap; unlock; turn onร้านráanร้านráan1shop; store2restaurant; eatery3booth; stallมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerครึ่งวันkrûng wanครึ่งวันkrûng wan1half-day (time period)2half-day (lasting for half a day)แล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)ยังyangยังyang1not yet (with ไม่)2yet? (question use)3still; continuing4still/even (emphatic degree)ไม่มีmâi meeไม่มีmâi mee1to not have; lack2there is/are not; does/do not exist3[reply] we don't have it; out of stockลูกค้าlûuk-káaลูกค้าlûuk-káa1customer; client2regular customer; patronสักsàkสักsàk1teak2[to] tattoo3about; approximately4any; even (a little); at all5[classifier] treeคนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleได้แต่dâai dtàeได้แต่dâai dtàecan only; do nothing but; merelyนั่งnângนั่งnâng1[to] sit; sit down2[to] take; ride [sth] (vehicle)ตบยุงdtòp yungตบยุงdtòp yung1[to] swat a mosquito2[to] be dead quiet; [to] have no customersไปเรื่อยๆbpai rêuuai rêuuaiไปเรื่อยๆbpai rêuuai rêuuai1[to] keep going; continue steadily2casually; without a fixed plan3so-so; just getting by (colloquial)
I've been open for half a day and haven't had a single customer, just sitting here idly.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ตบdtòpตบdtòp1[to] slap2[to] smack; swat3[to] spike (volleyball); deliver a downward hit4slap; smackPart 1
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ยุงyungยุงyungmosquitoPart 2
ตบยุงdtòp yungตบยุงdtòp yung[to] swat a mosquito