ถอนหายใจ(tŏn hăai-jai)
Meanings
1VerbA2
[to] sigh
To exhale audibly and noticeably, often expressing tiredness, relief, sadness, annoyance, or frustration.
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillถอนหายใจtŏn hăai-jaiถอนหายใจtŏn hăai-jai1[to] sigh2a sighดังdangดังdang1loud2[to] sound; resound3famous; well-known4as; likeๆ-เพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingเหนื่อยมากnèuua-i mâakเหนื่อยมากnèuua-i mâakvery tired; exhausted
He sighed loudly because he was very tired.
2NounB1
a sigh
An audible exhalation showing an emotion such as relief or frustration (used as a verbal-noun in Thai).
Examples
พอporพอpor1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; when6only; just; merelyเห็นhĕnเห็นhĕn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asงานngaanงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5joule (physics unit)6unit (classifier) for eventsเสร็จsètเสร็จsèt1finished; done2[to] finish; be done3ready; all set4done for; screwed (slang)หมดmòtหมดmòt1all gone; none left2[to] run out; be used up3completely; entirely4in total; altogetherเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoเสียงsĭiangเสียงsĭiang1sound; noise2voice3vote4tone; timbre5phonetic toneถอนหายใจtŏn hăai-jaiถอนหายใจtŏn hăai-jai1[to] sigh2a sighด้วยdûuayด้วยdûuay1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because; since (formal/literary)5polite/softening sentence particle (formal)6because of; due toความโล่งใจkwaam lôhng jaiความโล่งใจkwaam lôhng jairelief
When he saw the work was finished, there was an audible sigh of relief.
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Word Breakdown
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ถอนหายใจtŏn hăai-jaiถอนหายใจtŏn hăai-jai[to] sigh