ลวกจิ้ม(lûuak jîm)
Meanings
1NounB1
blanched dish with dipping sauce
A Thai dish consisting of ingredients, typically seafood or meat, that are briefly boiled or blanched and served with a spicy dipping sauce.
Examples
เย็นนี้yen néeเย็นนี้yen née1this evening2this evening's (as a modifier)เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ไปbpaiไปbpai1(aspect) completed; already past2[to] go3away; off (directional complement/particle)4on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)กินginกินgin1[to] corrode; erode; eat into2[to] consume; use up3[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)4[to] take (a bribe); pocket5[to] eatปลาหมึกbplaa mèukปลาหมึกbplaa mèuksquid; cephalopod (general/culinary)ลวกจิ้มlûuak jîmลวกจิ้มlûuak jîm1[to] blanch and dip (food)2blanched dish with dipping sauceกันganกันgan1each other; one another (post-verb marker)2together; together with3I; me (informal, male speech)4[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block5protective; resistant to; -proof6[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkไหมmăiไหมmăi1yes–no question particle; or not?2silk
Shall we go eat blanched squid with dipping sauce (luak jim) this evening?
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ร้านอาหารทะเลráan aa-hăan tá-layร้านนี้ráan néeมีmeeเมนูเด็ดmay-noo dètคือkeuรวมมิตรruuam mítทะเลtá-layลวกจิ้มlûuak jîm
This seafood restaurant's specialty dish is the mixed seafood 'luak jim'.
จุดเด่นjùt dènของkŏngลวกจิ้มlûuak jîmคือkeuความสดkwaam sòtของkŏngวัตถุดิบwát-tù-dìpและláeรสชาติrót-châatจัดจ้านjàt-jâanของkŏngน้ำจิ้มnáam jîm
The highlights of a 'luak jim' dish are the freshness of its ingredients and the zesty flavor of the dipping sauce.
ถึงแม้ว่าtĕung máe wâaลวกจิ้มlûuak jîmจะjàเป็นเมนูbpen may-nooง่ายๆngâai ngâaiแต่dtàeการคัดสรรgaan kát-sănวัตถุดิบwát-tù-dìpและláeความพิถีพิถันkwaam pí-tĕe-pí-tănในnaiการทำgaan tamน้ำจิ้มnáam jîmคือkeuหัวใจสำคัญhŭua jai săm-kanที่têeทำให้tam hâiแต่ละdtàe láร้านráanแตกต่างกันdtàek dtàang gan
Even though 'luak jim' is a simple dish, the selection of ingredients and the meticulous preparation of the dipping sauce are the key factors that differentiate each restaurant.
2VerbB1
[to] blanch and dip (food)
To briefly blanch food in boiling water, then eat it by dipping it in a sauce.
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แม่mâeแม่mâe1form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)2mother; mom3prefix: female; main; baseเอาaoเอาao1auxiliary marking emphasis or result2[!] come on; all right; go ahead3marker: adverse consequence4[to] use; employ5[to] take; get; pick6[to] bring/take (for use)7[to] want (request/ordering)8[to] have sex (vulgar slang)ผักpàkผักpàkvegetable(s)ไปbpaiไปbpai1(aspect) completed; already past2[to] go3away; off (directional complement/particle)4on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)ลวกจิ้มlûuak jîmลวกจิ้มlûuak jîm1[to] blanch and dip (food)2blanched dish with dipping sauceกับgàpกับgàp1to; toward (recipient/target)2and (informal)3with; together with4classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)5side dish; accompaniment6against; versusน้ำพริกnáam príkน้ำพริกnáam príkchili paste; chili dip
Mom blanched some vegetables to dip and eat with chili paste.
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เวลาway-laaไปbpaiกินginหมูกระทะmŏo grà-táฉันchănชอบchôpเอาaoวุ้นเส้นwún sênไปbpaiลวกจิ้มlûuak jîmกับgàpน้ำจิ้มnáam jîmสุกี้sù-gée
When eating 'mookata' (Thai BBQ), I like to briefly blanch the glass noodles and eat them with the suki dipping sauce.
ถ้าtâaไม่mâiอยากyàakกินginของทอดkŏng tôtลองlongเอาaoลูกชิ้นlôok chínปลาbplaaมาmaaลวกจิ้มlûuak jîmดูสิdoo sìอร่อยà-ròiเหมือนกันmĕuuan gan
If you don't want to eat fried food, try blanching some fish balls to dip and eat. It's delicious too.
เคล็ดลับklét lápการลวกgaan lûuakจิ้มjîmเนื้อวัวnéuua wuuaให้hâiอร่อยà-ròiคือkeuต้องdtôngจุ่มjùmในnaiน้ำnáamเดือดจัดdèuat jàtเพียงpiiangไม่กี่mâi gèeวินาทีwí-naa-teeเพื่อpêuuaรักษาrák-săaความนุ่มkwaam nûmและláeความชุ่มฉ่ำkwaam chûm chàmของkŏngเนื้อnéuuaไว้wái
The secret to deliciously blanching beef to dip and eat is to submerge it in boiling water for only a few seconds to preserve the meat's tenderness and juiciness.
Word Breakdown
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จิ้มjîmจิ้มjîm1[to] tap; poke (lightly with a finger/object)2[to] dip (briefly into a sauce/liquid)Part 2
ลวกจิ้มlûuak jîmลวกจิ้มlûuak jîmblanched dish with dipping sauce