สาวซิง
sǎao-singMeaning
1NounB1
young woman who is a virgin
A slang term for a young woman who has never had sexual intercourse.
Examples
เธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâa[to] say/tell that; report/declare thatเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)สาวซิงsǎao-singสาวซิงsǎao-singyoung woman who is a virginเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)5to; towardไม่เคยmâi-kəəiไม่เคยmâi-kəəinever; have neverมีอะไรmii-à-raiมีอะไรmii-à-rai1what is it?; what's up?2[to] have sex (euphemistic)กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)ใครkraiใครkrai1who2anyone; whoever
She says she's a virgin because she's never slept with anyone.
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เธอtəəอายุaa-yúยี่yîiสิบห้าsìp-hâaแล้วlɛ́ɛoและlɛ́ยังyangเป็นbpenสาวซิงsǎao-singแต่dtɛ̀ɛเธอtəəไม่ได้mâi-dâaiรู้สึกว่าrúu-sʉ̀k-wâaต้องdtɔ̂ngรีบrîipมีเพศสัมพันธ์mii-pêet-sǎm-pan
She's twenty-five and still a virgin, but she doesn't feel she needs to rush into having sex.
เธอtəəไม่ชอบmâi-chɔ̂ɔpให้hâiเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเรียกว่าrîiak-wâaสาวซิงsǎao-singเพราะprɔ́เรื่องrʉ̂ʉangที่tîiเธอtəəยังyangไม่เคยmâi-kəəiมีเพศสัมพันธ์mii-pêet-sǎm-panเป็นbpenเรื่องส่วนตัวrʉ̂ʉang-sùuan-dtuua
She doesn't like her friends calling her a virgin because the fact that she has never had sex is private.
การเป็นgaan-bpenสาวซิงsǎao-singไม่ได้mâi-dâaiบ่งบอกถึงbòng-bɔ̀ɔk-tʉ̌ngคุณค่าkun-ná-kâaของkɔ̌ɔngผู้หญิงpûu-yǐngเพราะprɔ́ประสบการณ์bprà-sòp-gaanทางเพศtaang-pêetไม่ควรmâi-kuuanถูกtùukใช้cháiเป็นbpenเกณฑ์geenตัดสินdtàt-sǐnใครkrai
Being a virgin does not determine a woman's worth, because sexual experience should not be used as a basis for judging anyone.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ว, a sonorant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
sǎao
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |
Word Breakdown
สาวsǎaoสาวsǎao1young woman; girl2young; youthful (female)3[to] reel; wind; draw in4[to] trace back; investigate the source of [sth]young woman; girlPart 1
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ซิงsingซิงsing1brand-new; unused (slang)2virgin; sexually inexperienced (slang)3traditional Chinese weighing scalebrand-new; unused (slang)Part 2
สาวซิงsǎao-singสาวซิงsǎao-singyoung woman who is a virginyoung woman who is a virginWord