หน้าซีดเป็นไก่ต้ม(nâa sêet bpen gài dtôm)

Meanings

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very pale (from fear/shock)

describes someone's face being extremely pale, usually due to fear, shock, or illness.

Examples

พอporพอpor1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; when6only; just; merelyเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเห็นผีhĕn pĕeเห็นผีhĕn pĕe[to] see a ghostเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerตกใจdtòk jaiตกใจdtòk jaibe startled; be frightenedจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofหน้าซีดเป็นไก่ต้มnâa sêet bpen gài dtômหน้าซีดเป็นไก่ต้มnâa sêet bpen gài dtômvery pale (from fear/shock)
When he saw the ghost, he was so shocked his face turned as pale as a boiled chicken.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

หน้าซีดnâa sêetหน้าซีดnâa sêetpale-faced (from illness, shock, or fear)Part 1
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เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsPart 2
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ไก่ต้มgài dtômไก่ต้มgài dtômboiled chickenPart 3
หน้าซีดเป็นไก่ต้มnâa sêet bpen gài dtômหน้าซีดเป็นไก่ต้มnâa sêet bpen gài dtômvery pale (from fear/shock)