เจ๊ง
jéngMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] break down; be busted (machine/system)
of a machine, device, or system, to stop working or crash (colloquial)
Examples
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Yesterday the air conditioner at home broke, it was so hot.
Why is the computer broken again?
คอมkɔmฉันchǎnเจ๊งjéngตอนdtɔɔnกำลังจะgam-lang-jàเซฟséepงานngaanพอดีpɔɔ-diiข้อมูลkɔ̂ɔ-muunเลยləəiหายhǎaiหมดmòtเลยləəi
My computer crashed right when I was about to save my work, so all the data was lost.
2VerbB1
[to] go bankrupt; go bust
to fail financially and collapse; to go out of business or be ruined (colloquial)
Examples
ร้านกาแฟráan-gaa-fɛɛร้านกาแฟráan-gaa-fɛɛcoffee shop; caféร้านนั้นráan-nánร้านนั้นráan-nánthat shop; that storeเจ๊งjéngเจ๊งjéng1[to] break down; be busted (machine/system)2[to] go bankrupt; go bust3[to] flop; fail badlyไปแล้วbpai-lɛ́ɛoไปแล้วbpai-lɛ́ɛo1[to] have gone; have left; be gone (completed action)2[to] be off now; I'm leaving (announcement)
That coffee shop went out of business already.
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ร้านอาหารráan-aa-hǎanของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoเจ๊งjéngเพราะprɔ́ไม่มีmâi-miiลูกค้าlûuk-káaเลยləəiช่วงโควิดchûuang-koo-wít
His restaurant went out of business because there were no customers at all during the COVID period.
ถ้าtâaเศรษฐกิจsèet-tà-gìtยังyangแย่yɛ̂ɛแบบนี้bɛ̀ɛp-níiต่อไปdtɔ̀ɔ-bpaiธุรกิจtú-rá-gìtของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnอาจจะàat-jàเจ๊งjéngได้dâai
If the economy continues to be this bad, my business might go under.
ธุรกิจขนาดเล็กtú-rá-gìt-kà-nàat-lékจำนวนมากjam-nuuan-mâakต้องdtɔ̂ngเจ๊งjéngไปbpaiเนื่องจากnʉ̂ʉang-jàakไม่สามารถmâi-sǎa-mâatปรับตัวbpràp-dtuuaให้hâiเข้ากับkâo-gàpการแข่งขันgaan-kɛ̀ng-kǎnในnaiตลาดออนไลน์dtà-làat-ɔɔn-laaiได้dâai
A large number of small businesses went bankrupt due to their inability to adapt to the competition in the online market.
3VerbB1
[to] flop; fail badly
of a project, event, product, or show, to perform very poorly or be a flop (colloquial)
Examples
หนังnǎngหนังnǎng1skin; hide2leather3movie; filmเรื่องใหม่rʉ̂ʉang-màiเรื่องใหม่rʉ̂ʉang-màia new matter/topic/storyเจ๊งjéngเจ๊งjéng1[to] break down; be busted (machine/system)2[to] go bankrupt; go bust3[to] flop; fail badlyคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: peopleไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ไปดูbpai-duuไปดูbpai-duu[to] go (and) see; [to] go take a look; [to] go watchเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
The new movie is a flop; people didn't go to see it.
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ถึงแม้จะtʉ̌ng-mɛ́ɛ-jàโปรโมทbproo-môotเยอะyə́แต่dtɛ̀ɛคอนเสิร์ตkɔɔn-sə̀ətก็gɔ̂ยังyangเจ๊งjéngเพราะprɔ́ขายkǎaiบัตรbàtได้dâaiไม่mâiถึงครึ่งtʉ̌ng-krʉ̂ng
Even though they promoted it a lot, the concert was still a flop because they sold less than half the tickets.
สินค้าsǐn-káaตัวdtuuaใหม่màiที่tîiเราraoเปิดตัวbpə̀ət-dtuuaไปbpaiเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเดือนที่แล้วdʉʉan-tîi-lɛ́ɛoดูduuท่าจะtâa-jàเจ๊งjéngเพราะprɔ́ยอดขายyɔ̂ɔt-kǎaiไม่mâiเป็นไปตามbpen-bpai-dtaamเป้าbpâoเลยləəi
The new product we launched last month seems to be a flop because sales haven't met the target at all.
แคมเปญรณรงค์kɛɛm-bpeen-ron-ná-rongเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนี้níiเจ๊งjéngไม่เป็นท่าmâi-bpen-tâaเนื่องจากnʉ̂ʉang-jàakขาดkàatการวางแผนgaan-waang-pɛ̌ɛnที่ดีtîi-diiและlɛ́ไม่สามารถmâi-sǎa-mâatเข้าถึงkâo-tʉ̌ngกลุ่มเป้าหมายglùm-bpâo-mǎaiได้dâaiอย่างมีประสิทธิภาพyàang-mii-bprà-sìt-tí-pâap
This campaign was a complete flop due to poor planning and the inability to effectively reach the target audience.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai tri
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
High tone
jéng
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Mid class + Mai tri → High
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 | — | — |