ตาจน
dtaa-jonMeanings
1NounB2
chess position with no available move
A position in chess in which a player has no legal move available.
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)เกมgeemเกมgeem1game; match2video game3game (subdivision of play in sports)หมากรุกmàak-rúkหมากรุกmàak-rúkchess; makruk (Thai chess)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ฝ่ายfàaiฝ่ายfàai1side; party; faction2department; section; division3(classifier) party/side; department4on the part of; from the side ofดำdamดำdam1black; very dark (color)2[to] be/turn black3dark-skinned; tan (can be sensitive)4[to] dive; go underwaterเข้าตาจนkâo-dtaa-jonเข้าตาจนkâo-dtaa-jon[to] be cornered; [to] be in a bindเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingไม่มีmâi-miiไม่มีmâi-mii1to not have; lack2there is/are not; does/do not exist3[reply] we don't have it; out of stockตาdtaaตาdtaa1eye2grandfather (maternal)3elderly man; grandpa (informal)4grid square; mesh5turn (in a game)6eye (classifier for small holes/mesh openings)ที่เดินtîi-dəənที่เดินtîi-dəən1walkway; path; aisle2space to walkได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerตามdtaamตามdtaam1[to] follow; go after2according to; in accordance with3after; behind; in pursuit of4[to] comply with; abide by; obey5along; along (a path); following (direction)6[to] send for; fetch [sb]7[to] light; kindle (literary)กติกาgà-dtì-gaaกติกาgà-dtì-gaa1rules; regulations (agreed)2terms; conditions (mutual)
In this chess game, Black is in a position with no legal move available.
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ครูkruuให้hâiเด็กdèkๆ-ลองlongจัดjàtกระดานgrà-daanหมากรุกmàak rúkให้hâiฝ่ายfàaiดำdamเข้าตาจนkâo dtaa jonโดยdoiไม่mâiเหลือlĕuuaตาdtaaเดินdernที่têeถูกtòokกติกาgà-dtì-gaaแม้แต่máe dtàeตาdtaaเดียวdiiao
The teacher asked the children to arrange the chessboard so that Black would have not a single legal move left.
หลังจากlǎng-jàakวิเคราะห์wí-krɔ́กระดานgrà-daanอยู่yùuนานnaanผู้เล่นpûu-lênฝ่ายfàaiดำdamก็gɔ̂ยอมรับyɔɔm-rápว่าwâaตนdtonเข้าตาจนkâo-dtaa-jonเพราะprɔ́ไม่มีmâi-miiตาdtaaเดินdəənใดdaiที่tîiช่วยให้chûuai-hâiขุนkǔnพ้นจากpón-jàakการgaanถูกtùukรุกrúkได้dâai
After studying the board for a long time, the player with Black acknowledged being checkmated, since no move could get the king out of check.
2NounB2
dead end; predicament with no way out
A difficult situation in which no workable solution or way of escape remains, especially in the expression เข้าตาจนเข้าตาจนkâo-dtaa-jon[to] be cornered; [to] be in a bind.
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)เข้าตาจนkâo-dtaa-jonเข้าตาจนkâo-dtaa-jon[to] be cornered; [to] be in a bindแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)เพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingเงินหมดngən-mòtเงินหมดngən-mòt[to] run out of money; [to] be brokeและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)ไม่มีmâi-miiไม่มีmâi-mii1to not have; lack2there is/are not; does/do not exist3[reply] we don't have it; out of stockใครkraiใครkrai1who2anyone; whoeverให้ยืมhâi-yʉʉmให้ยืมhâi-yʉʉm[to] lend; [to] loan
I'm at a dead end because I've run out of money and no one will lend me any.
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ถ้าtâaพรุ่งนี้prûng-níiยังyangขายของkǎai-kɔ̌ɔngไม่ได้mâi-dâaiเราraoคงkongเข้าตาจนkâo-dtaa-jonเพราะprɔ́ไม่มีmâi-miiเงินngənจ่ายjàaiค่าเช่าkâa-châoแล้วlɛ́ɛo
If we still can't sell anything tomorrow, we'll probably have no way out, because we have no money left to pay the rent.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaธนาคารtá-naa-kaanปฏิเสธbpà-dtì-sèetสินเชื่อsǐn-chʉ̂ʉaและlɛ́หุ้นส่วนhûn-sùuanถอนตัวtɔ̌ɔn-dtuuaบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtก็gɔ̂เข้าตาจนkâo-dtaa-jonและlɛ́จำต้องjam-dtɔ̂ngประกาศbprà-gàatหยุดyùtกิจการgìt-jà-gaan
When the bank refused the loan and the partners pulled out, the company had no way out and was forced to announce its closure.
เขาkǎoพยายามpá-yaa-yaamเจรจาjee-rá-jaaกับgàpเจ้าหนี้jâao-nîiทุกtúkทางtaangแล้วlɛ́ɛoแต่dtɛ̀ɛเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaไม่มีmâi-miiใครkraiยอมyɔɔmผ่อนผันpɔ̀ɔn-pǎnเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂เข้าตาจนkâo-dtaa-jonและlɛ́ไม่รู้mâi-rúuจะjàหันไปhǎn-bpaiพึ่งpʉ̂ngใครkrai
He had tried every possible way to negotiate with his creditors, but when none would grant an extension, he was left with no way out and no one to turn to.
Tones
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
dtaa
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid 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
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ตาจนdtaa-jonตาจนdtaa-jonchess position with no available movechess position with no available moveWord