ติดฉลาก(dtìt chà-làak)

Meanings

2VerbC1

[to] label/brand [sb/sth] (figurative)

to categorize or stigmatize someone or something with a figurative label (often pejorative or reductive).

Examples

เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ไม่ควรmâi kuuanไม่ควรmâi kuuan1should not; ought not2inappropriate; improperติดฉลากdtìt chà-làakติดฉลากdtìt chà-làak1[to] label; put a label on [sth] (literal)2[to] label/brand [sb/sth] (figurative)ใครkraiใครkrai1who2anyone; whoeverว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsคนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleไม่ดีmâi deeไม่ดีmâi dee1not good; bad; poor (quality/condition)2improper; immoral3not well; unwell; not okay4badly; poorly5[!] Not good!เพียงpiiangเพียงpiiang1only; merely; just2enough; sufficient (literary/formal)3as; as much as; only if/when4only; merely (preposed to nouns/phrases)เพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillทำผิดพลาดtam pìt plâatทำผิดพลาดtam pìt plâat[to] make a mistakeแค่kâeแค่kâe1only; just2merely; simply (downplaying)3only; just (preposition)ครั้งเดียวkráng diiaoครั้งเดียวkráng diiao1once; only once2one-time; single; occurring only once3a single time; one occurrence
We shouldn't label someone as a bad person just because they made a single mistake.