เฉย(chŏei)

Meanings

1AdjectiveB1

indifferent; unfazed

not showing interest, feeling, or reaction; indifferent or unfazed

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillถูกtòokถูกtòok1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3proper; morally right4to be correct/right5[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)6by (passive marker)ชมchomชมchom1[to] praise; compliment2[to] admire; take in (a view)3[to] watch; view (a show/broadcast)4[to] visit and view; tourแต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)4even; despite (emphatic concessive)ก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerดูdooดูdoo1consult; get advice from2try; have a go3[to] divine; tell fortune4[to] examine; check; inspect5[to] seem; appear6[to] look; watch; seeเฉยchŏeiเฉยchŏei1indifferent; unfazed2calm; unruffled3[to] stay indifferent/not react4plainly; just; merely (particle use in compounds)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)แสดงsà-daengแสดงsà-daeng1[to] show; demonstrate2[to] perform; act; put on (a show)3[to] express4[to] present; exhibitอารมณ์aa-romอารมณ์aa-rom1mood; feeling2emotion; feeling3temper; disposition4artistic mood; tone5sexual mood; libido (colloq.)
He was praised but seemed indifferent, showing no emotion.
2AdverbB1

plainly; just; merely (particle use in compounds)

used in compounds (e.g., เฉยๆเฉยๆchŏei chŏei1just; merely2idly; without reacting3indifferent; unfazed4so-so; just okay5so-so; nothing much) to mean ‘just/only/merely’ or ‘so-so’ tone, indicating lack of special quality or interest

Examples

หนังnăngหนังnăng1leather2movie; film3thin sheet; membrane (informal)4skin; hideเรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3about; regarding (as a topic marker)4classifier for stories/films/casesนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerสนุกsà-nùkสนุกsà-nùk1fun; enjoyable2be engrossing; thrilling3[to] have fun; enjoy oneselfพอใช้por cháiพอใช้por chái1adequate; fairly good; passable2sufficiently; fairlyแต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)4even; despite (emphatic concessive)สำหรับsăm-ràpสำหรับsăm-ràp1for; intended for; for the purpose of2as for; regardingฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)รู้สึกrúu-sèukรู้สึกrúu-sèuk1[to] feel; sense2[to] feel (linking verb use)3[to] feel that…; think (impression/opinion)เฉยๆchŏei chŏeiเฉยๆchŏei chŏei1just; merely2idly; without reacting3indifferent; unfazed4so-so; just okay5so-so; nothing much
This movie is fairly fun, but for me it's just so-so.
3AdjectiveB2

calm; unruffled

calm and composed; not easily excited or upset; placid

Examples

ถึงtĕungถึงtĕung1to; toward (recipient/goal)2even; so ... that; to the point that3as far as; concerning (formal)4to; until; up to5[to] arrive; reach6even if; even thoughข่าวkàaoข่าวkàao1news; news report2news item; report3rumor; hearsayจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)วุ่นวายwûn waaiวุ่นวายwûn waai1chaotic; disorderly; hectic2troublesome; bothersome3[to] fuss; meddle; make a fussแค่ไหนkâe năiแค่ไหนkâe năi1how much; to what extent2how far/long3no matter how ... (pattern)เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerยังyangยังyang1not yet (with ไม่)2yet? (question use)3still; continuing4still/even (emphatic degree)ดูdooดูdoo1consult; get advice from2try; have a go3[to] divine; tell fortune4[to] examine; check; inspect5[to] seem; appear6[to] look; watch; seeเฉยchŏeiเฉยchŏei1indifferent; unfazed2calm; unruffled3[to] stay indifferent/not react4plainly; just; merely (particle use in compounds)และláeและláeand (coordinating)พูดpôotพูดpôot1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk aboutค่อยๆkôi kôiค่อยๆkôi kôi1slowly; gently2gradually; little by little
No matter how chaotic the news is, he still looks calm and speaks slowly.
4VerbB2

[to] stay indifferent/not react

to remain unmoved or show no response; to act as if nothing happened

Examples

บอกbòkบอกbòk1[to] tell; inform2[to] ask/tell (someone to do something) (colloquial)3[to] indicate; show4[to] state; say (reporting speech)ข่าวร้ายkàao ráaiข่าวร้ายkàao ráaibad newsไปแล้วbpai láewไปแล้วbpai láew1[to] have gone; have left; be gone (completed action)2[to] be off now; I'm leaving (announcement)เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerยังyangยังyang1not yet (with ไม่)2yet? (question use)3still; continuing4still/even (emphatic degree)ทำเฉยtam chŏeiทำเฉยtam chŏei[to] act indifferent; feign ignorance; ignoreเหมือนmĕuuanเหมือนmĕuuan1similar; alike2like; as3as if; as thoughไม่มีอะไรmâi mee à-raiไม่มีอะไรmâi mee à-rai1nothing; there is nothing2it's nothing; nothing's wrongเกิดขึ้นgèrt kêunเกิดขึ้นgèrt kêun[to] happen; occur; arise; emerge; come into being
After I told him the bad news, he still acted as if nothing had happened.

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