เจียนตาย(jiian dtaai)
Meanings
1AdverbB2
on the verge of death; half-dead
on the verge of death; almost dying; to the point of death
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillประสบbprà-sòpประสบbprà-sòp1[to] experience; encounter2[to] meet with; be faced withอุบัติเหตุù-bàt-dtì-hètอุบัติเหตุù-bàt-dtì-hètaccident; mishapรถชนrót chonรถชนrót chon1car crash; collision2[to] crash; [to] have a car accidentจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofบาดเจ็บbàat jèpบาดเจ็บbàat jèp1[to] be injured; [to] sustain injuries2injured; hurt (physically)เจียนตายjiian dtaaiเจียนตายjiian dtaai1on the verge of death; half-dead2extremely; to death
He was in a car accident and was injured to the point of near death.
2AdverbC1
extremely; to death
extremely; to the point of exhaustion or unbearable suffering (used figuratively for emphasis)
Examples
สัปดาห์นี้sàp-daa néeสัปดาห์นี้sàp-daa néethis weekฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ทำงานหนักtam ngaan nàkทำงานหนักtam ngaan nàk1[to] work hard2[to] be under heavy loadเจียนตายjiian dtaaiเจียนตายjiian dtaai1on the verge of death; half-dead2extremely; to deathจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofไม่มีmâi meeไม่มีmâi mee1to not have; lack2there is/are not; does/do not exist3[reply] we don't have it; out of stockเวลาway-laaเวลาway-laa1time2time; period; occasion3when; at the time (that)4time (classifier) [rare/idiomatic]นอนพักผ่อนnon pák pònนอนพักผ่อนnon pák pòn[to] rest; [to] get some restเลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)
This week I worked extremely hard to the point of exhaustion, so I didn't have any time to sleep and rest.
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Word Breakdown
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เจียนตายjiian dtaaiเจียนตายjiian dtaaion the verge of death; half-dead