วางเฉย(waang chŏei)

Meanings

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[to] be indifferent; [to] ignore

to be unconcerned about or unresponsive to something; to intentionally ignore.

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเห็นhĕnเห็นhĕn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asเพื่อนpêuuanเพื่อนpêuuan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1power; strength2power; force (physics)3troops; forces4currently; in the middle ofเดือดร้อนdèuuat rónเดือดร้อนdèuuat rón1[to] be in distress; suffer hardship; be troubled2[to] be affected; be inconvenienced; be put outแต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)4even; despite (emphatic concessive)กลับglàpกลับglàp1[to] turn over/flip/reverse2contrary; on the contrary3[to] return; go/come back4back; in returnเลือกlêuuakเลือกlêuuak1[to] choose; select; pick2picky; choosy; selective3[to] electที่จะtêe jàที่จะtêe jà1that/which/who will; that is/are going to2to (after a noun/adj; infinitival 'to')วางเฉยwaang chŏeiวางเฉยwaang chŏei[to] be indifferent; [to] ignore
He saw his friend in trouble, but chose to remain indifferent.

Related Words

Similar Meaning

ไม่ใส่ใจmâi sài jaiไม่ใส่ใจmâi sài jai[to] not care (about [sb]/[sth]); [to] be indifferent

[to] not care (about [sb]/[sth]); [to] be indifferent

ไม่แยแสmâi yae săaeไม่แยแสmâi yae săae1indifferent; unconcerned2[to] be indifferent; [to] not care
  • indifferent; unconcerned
  • [to] be indifferent; [to] not care
เฉยๆchŏei chŏeiเฉยๆchŏei chŏei1just; merely2idly; without reacting3indifferent; unfazed4so-so; just okay5so-so; nothing much
  • just; merely
  • idly; without reacting
  • indifferent; unfazed
  • so-so; just okay
  • so-so; nothing much
ไม่รู้ไม่ชี้mâi róo mâi chéeไม่รู้ไม่ชี้mâi róo mâi chée[to] be indifferent; [to] feign ignorance

[to] be indifferent; [to] feign ignorance

เฉื่อยชาchèuay chaaเฉื่อยชาchèuay chaa1sluggish; lethargic2apathetic; indifferent
  • sluggish; lethargic
  • apathetic; indifferent

Word Breakdown

วางwaangวางwaang1[to] put; place; set (down)2[to] hang up (the phone); end a call3[to] lay (eggs)4[to] set; assign; impose5[to] put down; let go (emotion/attachment)6[to] lay out; formulate; establish (plan/policy/system)Part 1
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เฉยchŏeiเฉยchŏei1indifferent; unfazed2calm; unruffled3[to] stay indifferent/not react4plainly; just; merely (particle use in compounds)Part 2
วางเฉยwaang chŏeiวางเฉยwaang chŏei[to] be indifferent; [to] ignore