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jeeMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
Chinese Buddhist vegan; vegan (jay)
Conforming to Chinese Buddhist (jay) dietary rules: no animal flesh or products (including milk, eggs), and avoiding pungent vegetables such as garlic, onion, chive, leek, and shallot; also avoiding foods linked to killing.
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâa1[to] say/tell that; report/declare that2[of text/sign] say/indicate thatช่วงนี้chûuang-níiช่วงนี้chûuang-níi1these days; lately; currently2this period (of time); the current periodกินเจgin-jeeกินเจgin-jee[to] eat a jay diet; eat vegan (Thai-Chinese style)งดngótงดngót1[to] refrain; abstain (from)2[to] suspend; cancel; omitเนื้อnʉ́ʉaเนื้อnʉ́ʉa1meat; flesh2flesh; pulp (of fruit)3texture; grain (surface of materials)4human body (skin and flesh)5content; substantive matter6core/body of an objectนมnomนมnom1milk2breast; boob (informal)ไข่kàiไข่kài1egg2[to] lay eggs; spawn3testicles (vulgar/slang)4zero score (slang, sports/exams)และlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)กระเทียมgrà-tiiamกระเทียมgrà-tiiamgarlic (plant/bulb)หัวหอมhǔua-hɔ̌ɔmหัวหอมhǔua-hɔ̌ɔm1onion (bulb onion)2shallotด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; too
Mom said we’re eating jay now, avoiding meat, milk, eggs, and also garlic and onions.
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พอถึงpɔɔ-tʉ̌ngเทศกาลtêet-sà-gaanเขาkǎoตั้งใจdtâng-jaiถือศีลtʉ̌ʉ-sǐinกินเจgin-jeeเลี่ยงlîiangของคาวkɔ̌ɔng-kaaoและlɛ́ผักpàkกลิ่นฉุนglìn-chǔnทุกtúkชนิดchá-nít
When the festival arrives, he intends to observe the jay diet, avoiding animal foods and all pungent vegetables.
ฉันchǎnเลือกlʉ̂ʉakร้านráanที่tîiมีmiiป้ายbpâaiธงtongเหลืองlʉ̌ʉangเพราะprɔ́แน่ใจnɛ̂ɛ-jaiว่าwâaอาหารaa-hǎanเป็นเจbpen-jeeไม่มีmâi-miiผลิตภัณฑ์pà-lìt-dtà-panจากjàakสัตว์sàtและlɛ́ไม่ใส่mâi-sàiกระเทียมgrà-tiiamหรือrʉ̌ʉกุยช่ายgui-châai
I chose a shop with a yellow flag because I’m sure the food is jay, with no animal products and no garlic or chives.
แม้mɛ́ɛเมนูmee-nuuจะjàดูคล้ายduu-kláaiมังสวิรัติmang-sà-wí-rátแต่dtɛ̀ɛอาหารaa-hǎanเจjeeต้องdtɔ̂ngงดngótนมnomไข่kàiและlɛ́ผักpàkกลิ่นแรงglìn-rɛɛngรวมถึงruuam-tʉ̌ngหลีกเลี่ยงlìik-lîiangอาหารaa-hǎanที่tîiเกี่ยวกับgìiao-gàpการgaanฆ่าkâaสัตว์sàtอย่างเคร่งครัดyàang-krêeng-krát
Even if the menu looks vegetarian, jay food must exclude milk, eggs, and pungent vegetables, and strictly avoid foods linked to killing animals.
2NounB1
jay food; vegan dish (Chinese Buddhist style)
Food prepared according to Chinese Buddhist vegan rules.
Examples
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiพรุ่งนี้prûng-níi1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after todayร้านนี้ráan-níiร้านนี้ráan-níithis shop; this storeมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoข้าวกล่องkâao-glɔ̀ngข้าวกล่องkâao-glɔ̀ngboxed meal; packed lunchเจjeeเจjee1Chinese Buddhist vegan; vegan (jay)2jay food; vegan dish (Chinese Buddhist style)ขายkǎaiขายkǎai1[to] sell [sth]2for sale; for purchase3[to] sell oneself; prostitute oneselfนะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particle
Tomorrow this shop sells jay (Chinese Buddhist vegan) lunch boxes.
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งานเลี้ยงngaan-líiangวันนี้wan-níiมีmiiมุมmumอาหารaa-hǎanเจjeeแยกต่างหากyɛ̂ɛk-dtàang-hàakสำหรับsǎm-ràpคนkonที่ต้องการtîi-dtɔ̂ng-gaan
Today's party has a separate jay food section for those who want it.
หากhàakสั่งsàngเป็นbpenเซ็ตเจsét-jeeเชฟchéepจะjàเปลี่ยนbplìianซอสsɔ́ɔtและlɛ́วัตถุดิบwát-tù-dìpให้hâiเหมาะสมmɔ̀-sǒmทั้งหมดtáng-mòt
If you order the jay set, the chef will adjust all sauces and ingredients accordingly.
เมนูเจmee-nuu-jeeของkɔ̌ɔngร้านนี้ráan-níiรสกลมกล่อมrót-glom-glɔ̀ɔmใช้cháiโปรตีนbproo-dtiinพืชpʉ̂ʉtแทนtɛɛnเนื้อnʉ́ʉaได้dâaiอย่างyàangแนบเนียนnɛ̂ɛp-niianจนjonคนทั่วไปkon-tûua-bpaiก็gɔ̂ชอบchɔ̂ɔp
This restaurant’s jay menu has a balanced flavor, using plant proteins to replace meat so seamlessly that even general diners like it.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
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Result
Mid tone
jee
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |