เฉยเมย(chŏie moie)

Meanings

1AdjectiveB2

indifferent; unresponsive; apathetic

Showing little interest, concern, or emotional response; indifferent or unresponsive.

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillยืนyeunยืนyeun1[to] stand2standing; upright (posture/position)3fixed; steady; unchanged (figurative)4to be fixed; remain unchanged (figurative)มองmongมองmong1[to] watch; observe2[to] view; regard; consider3[to] look atเหตุการณ์hèt gaanเหตุการณ์hèt gaan1event; incident; occurrence2situation; state of affairs3classifier: ครั้ง / เหตุการณ์ด้วยdûuayด้วยdûuay1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because; since (formal/literary)5polite/softening sentence particle (formal)6because of; due toสีหน้าsĕe nâaสีหน้าsĕe nâafacial expressionเฉยเมยchŏie moieเฉยเมยchŏie moie1indifferent; unresponsive; apathetic2indifferently; apatheticallyเหมือนmĕuuanเหมือนmĕuuan1similar; alike2like; as3as if; as thoughไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)เกี่ยวข้องgìiao kôrngเกี่ยวข้องgìiao kôrng1relevant; related2[to] be related (to); be connected (with); be involved (in/with)
He watched the incident with an indifferent expression as if it had nothing to do with him.
2AdverbB2

indifferently; apathetically

In a manner that shows little interest, concern, or emotion.

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillฟังfangฟังfang1listen2heed3[to] sound; seem (to the ear)ข่าวร้ายkàao ráaiข่าวร้ายkàao ráaibad newsแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)ตอบกลับdtòp glàpตอบกลับdtòp glàp[to] reply; respond (to a message/speech)อย่างyàangอย่างyàang1kind; type; sort2manner; way3in the manner of; -ly4classifier (for kinds/types)เฉยเมยchŏie moieเฉยเมยchŏie moie1indifferent; unresponsive; apathetic2indifferently; apatheticallyจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofทุกคนtúk konทุกคนtúk koneveryone; everybodyตกใจdtòk jaiตกใจdtòk jaibe startled; be frightened
He heard the bad news and responded indifferently, shocking everyone

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เพิกเฉยpêrk chŏeiเพิกเฉยpêrk chŏei1[to] ignore; disregard2indifferent; unresponsive (literary/formal)
  • [to] ignore; disregard
  • indifferent; unresponsive (literary/formal)
เมินเฉยmern chŏeiเมินเฉยmern chŏei[to] ignore; [to] be indifferent

[to] ignore; [to] be indifferent

เฉยชาchŏei-chaaเฉยชาchŏei-chaa1indifferent; apathetic2cold; aloof in manner
  • indifferent; apathetic
  • cold; aloof in manner
นิ่งเฉยnîng chŏeiนิ่งเฉยnîng chŏei1inactive; unresponsive; indifferent2[to] remain passive; [to] do nothing
  • inactive; unresponsive; indifferent
  • [to] remain passive; [to] do nothing
ไม่ใส่ใจmâi sài jaiไม่ใส่ใจmâi sài jai[to] not care (about [sb]/[sth]); [to] be indifferent

[to] not care (about [sb]/[sth]); [to] be indifferent