ติฉิน
dtì-chǐnMeaning
1VerbC1
[to] criticize; [to] find fault with; [to] speak ill of [sb]
to criticize or find fault with someone, especially in a disapproving or unkind way
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillถูกtùukถูกtùuk1cheap; 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)เพื่อนร่วมงานpʉ̂ʉan-rûuam-ngaanเพื่อนร่วมงานpʉ̂ʉan-rûuam-ngaancoworker; colleague; workmateติฉินdtì-chǐnติฉินdtì-chǐn[to] criticize; [to] find fault with; [to] speak ill of [sb]เรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)การแต่งตัวgaan-dtɛ̀ng-dtuuaการแต่งตัวgaan-dtɛ̀ng-dtuua1dressing; getting dressed2dress; way of dressingที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerไม่สุภาพmâi-sù-pâapไม่สุภาพmâi-sù-pâapimpolite; rude
He was criticized by his colleagues regarding his impolite way of dressing.
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การgaanติฉินdtì-chǐnผู้อื่นpûu-ʉ̀ʉnลับหลังláp-lǎngเป็นbpenพฤติกรรมprʉ́t-dtì-gamที่tîiสร้างความแตกแยกsâang-kwaam-dtɛ̀ɛk-yɛ̂ɛkในnaiที่ทำงานtîi-tam-ngaan
Criticizing others behind their backs is a behavior that creates division in the workplace.
แม้mɛ́ɛเธอtəəจะjàพยายามpá-yaa-yaamทำtamดีdiiเพียงใดpiiang-daiก็gɔ̂ยังyangไม่mâiพ้นpónถูกtùukสังคมsǎng-komติฉินนินทาdtì-chǐn-nin-taaอยู่ดีyùu-dii
No matter how much she tries to do good, she still cannot escape being criticized and gossiped about by society anyway.
แม้máeเขาkăoจะjàบริจาคbor-rí-jàakเงินช่วยเหลือngern chûuay lèuuaสังคมsăng-komมากมายmâak maaiแต่dtàeก็gâwยังyangถูกtòokติฉินdtì-chĭnว่าwâaทำtamไปbpaiเพื่อpêuuaสร้างsâangภาพลักษณ์pâap-pá-lák
Literary critics collectively found fault with his new work, saying it lacked refinement and was soulless.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
dtì
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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 | — | — |