ถูกโฉลก(tòok chà-lòhk)
Meanings
1VerbB2
[to] be auspicious for; suit compatibly
to be a favorable or compatible match for someone according to beliefs about luck or destiny (often with colors, numbers, directions, days, etc.)
Examples
แม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2madam; ma’am (rural/archaic)3prefix: female; main; baseบอกว่าbòk wâaบอกว่าbòk wâa1[to] say/tell that; report/declare that2[of text/sign] say/indicate thatฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)เกิดgèrtเกิดgèrt1to be born2born (indicating birthplace/time)3to happen; occur; arise4if (เกิด…); too; overly (เกิด…ไป)วันจันทร์wan janวันจันทร์wan janMondayสีเขียวsĕe kĭiaoสีเขียวsĕe kĭiao1green (color)2green; green-colored3eco-friendly; environmentalเลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsสีsĕeสีsĕe1hue; shade; tone2paint3[to] rub; scrub; polish4colorที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotถูกโฉลกtòok chà-lòhkถูกโฉลกtòok chà-lòhk1[to] be auspicious for; suit compatibly2suit; go well withกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3against; versus4to; toward (recipient/target)5side dish; accompaniment6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)
My mom said that I was born on a Monday, so green is a color that is auspicious for me.
2AdjectiveB2
suit; go well with
to fit or harmonize well with someone or something; to be a good match (general use, sometimes without a superstitious sense)
Examples
ไม่รู้mâi rúuไม่รู้mâi rúu1[to] not know; be unaware (of); be uncertain2[!] I don't know.ทำไมtam maiทำไมtam mai1why (question word)2why (expressing disbelief/complaint)แต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)4even; despite (emphatic concessive)ผมpŏmผมpŏm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)รู้สึกrúu-sèukรู้สึกrúu-sèuk1[to] feel; sense2[to] feel (linking verb use)3[to] feel that…; think (impression/opinion)ไม่ค่อยmâi kôiไม่ค่อยmâi kôi1rarely; seldom; not often2not very; hardly (degree)ถูกโฉลกtòok chà-lòhkถูกโฉลกtòok chà-lòhk1[to] be auspicious for; suit compatibly2suit; go well withกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3against; versus4to; toward (recipient/target)5side dish; accompaniment6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)หัวหน้าhŭua nâaหัวหน้าhŭua nâa1boss; supervisor2leader; chiefคนใหม่kon màiคนใหม่kon mài1new person; newcomer; new member/hire2new romantic partner (colloquial)เท่าไหร่tâo ràiเท่าไหร่tâo rài1how much/how many (amount/price)2how (to what degree/extent)3not much/many (after negation)4no matter how much/many
I don't know why, but I feel like I don't really get along well with my new boss.
Word Breakdown
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ถูกโฉลกtòok chà-lòhkถูกโฉลกtòok chà-lòhk[to] be auspicious for; suit compatibly