เฉ่ง
chèengMeanings
1VerbB2
[to] scold [sb]; [to] reprimand
to scold, reprimand, or tell someone off severely
Examples
วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; makeรายงานraai-ngaanรายงานraai-ngaan1report (document/account)2[to] report; inform officiallyส่งsòngส่งsòng1[to] send; dispatch2[to] submit; hand in; turn in3[to] drop off; deliver (someone/something)4[to] pass (to); feed (a ball)5[to] emit; transmit; send out6[to] escort; see off7wholesaleผิดพลาดpìt-plâatผิดพลาดpìt-plâat1[to] be wrong; be erroneous2faulty; incorrectเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedโดนdoonโดนdoon1[to] hit; make contact with [sb/sth]2[to] get; be subjected to (passive, often negative)3[to] be hit; be struck; be affected4[to] hit the mark; be spot on (slang/colloq.)5for a long time (Isan)หัวหน้าhǔua-nâaหัวหน้าhǔua-nâa1boss; supervisor2leader; chiefเฉ่งchèengเฉ่งchèeng1[to] scold [sb]; [to] reprimand2[to] settle a debt; [to] pay offไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyชุดใหญ่chút-yàiชุดใหญ่chút-yài1large set; full combo; big portion2big time; heavilyตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛfrom; since (starting point)เช้าcháoเช้าcháo1morning2morning; early-morning3in the morning
Today I made a mistake in submitting the report, so I got severely scolded by my boss right from the morning.
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ถ้าtâaเธอtəəยังyangไม่mâiยอมyɔɔmเก็บกวาดgèp-gwàatห้องhɔ̂ngให้เรียบร้อยhâi-rîiap-rɔ́ɔiระวังrá-wangจะjàโดนdoonแม่mɛ̂ɛเฉ่งchèengเอาaoนะná
If you still refuse to tidy up your room properly, beware of getting told off by your mom.
ผู้จัดpûu-jàtการเรียกgaan-rîiakพนักงานpá-nák-ngaanฝ่ายขายfàai-kǎaiทุกคนtúk-konเข้าไปkâo-bpaiเฉ่งchèengในnaiห้องประชุมhɔ̂ng-bprà-chumเพราะprɔ́ยอดขายyɔ̂ɔt-kǎaiเดือนนี้dʉʉan-níiตกdtòkต่ำกว่าdtàm-gwàaเป้าหมายbpâo-mǎaiมากmâak
The manager called all the sales employees into the meeting room to reprimand them because this month's sales are far below the target.
ประธานบริษัทbprà-taan-bɔɔ-rí-sàtลงมาlong-maaตรวจงานdtrùuat-ngaanที่tîiโรงงานroong-ngaanและlɛ́เฉ่งchèengผู้คุมpûu-kumงานngaanอย่างหนักyàang-nàkที่tîiปล่อยให้bplɔ̀i-hâiมีmiiสินค้าsǐn-káaไม่ได้มาตรฐานmâi-dâai-mâat-dtrà-tǎanหลุดlùtออกไปɔ̀ɔk-bpaiถึงtʉ̌ngมือmʉʉลูกค้าlûuk-káa
The company president came down to inspect the factory and heavily reprimanded the supervisor for letting substandard products reach the customers.
2VerbC1
[to] settle a debt; [to] pay off
to settle a debt, pay off an account, or clear a financial obligation
Examples
สิ้นเดือนsîn-dʉʉanสิ้นเดือนsîn-dʉʉan1end of the month; month-end2at the end of the monthนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)พอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenเงินเดือนngən-dʉʉanเงินเดือนngən-dʉʉansalary; monthly payออกɔ̀ɔkออกɔ̀ɔk1[to] go out; exit; leave2out; outward3[in sports] out of bounds4[to] come out; appear; be issued5[to] produce; emit; put out6[to] pay; spend; disburse7[to] quit; resign8[to] issue; publish9successfully; out (indicating comprehension or discovery)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)รีบrîipรีบrîip1[to] hurry; rush2in a hurry; pressed for time3hastily; quickly (due to urgency)เอาaoเอาao1[to] take; get; pick2[to] want (request/ordering)3[to] use; employ4[to] bring/take (for use)5marker: adverse consequence6come on; all right; go ahead7[to] have sex (vulgar slang)8keep on (doing); on and on (V + เอา ๆ)เงินngənเงินngən1money2funds; finances3silver (metal)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyเฉ่งchèengเฉ่งchèeng1[to] scold [sb]; [to] reprimand2[to] settle a debt; [to] pay offหนี้nîiหนี้nîidebt; liabilityที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerยืมyʉʉmยืมyʉʉm1[to] borrow [sth]2[to] borrow [an idea, style, etc.]เธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerให้หมดhâi-mòtให้หมดhâi-mòtall of it; completelyเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
At the end of this month, as soon as my salary comes out, I will hurry and completely pay off the debt I borrowed from you.
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พ่อค้าแม่ค้าpɔ̂ɔ-káa-mɛ̂ɛ-káaในnaiตลาดนัดdtà-làat-nátจะjàมาmaaเจอกันjəə-ganทุกtúkเย็นyenวันอาทิตย์wan-aa-títเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเฉ่งchèengค่าสินค้าkâa-sǐn-káaที่tîiรับมาráp-maaขายkǎaiให้เรียบร้อยhâi-rîiap-rɔ́ɔi
The vendors in the flea market meet every Sunday evening to properly settle the accounts for the goods they took to sell.
ก่อนที่gɔ̀ɔn-tîiเขาkǎoจะjàย้ายไปyáai-bpaiตั้งรกรากdtâng-rók-râakที่tîiต่างประเทศdtàang-bprà-têetเขาkǎoได้dâaiจัดการjàt-gaanเฉ่งchèengบัญชีban-chiiหนี้สินnîi-sǐnกับgàpคู่ค้าkûu-káaทางธุรกิจtaang-tú-rá-gìtทุกคนtúk-konจนjonเสร็จสิ้นsèt-sîn
Before relocating to settle abroad, he managed to completely clear his financial accounts and debts with all his business partners.
นักพนันnák-pá-nanหลายคนlǎai-konต้องdtɔ̂ngหลบหนีlòp-nǐiออกɔ̀ɔkนอกnɔ̂ɔkพื้นที่pʉ́ʉn-tîiเพราะprɔ́ไม่มีmâi-miiเงินสดngən-sòtเพียงพอpiiang-pɔɔที่จะtîi-jàไปbpaiเฉ่งchèengหนี้nîiกับgàpเจ้ามือjâao-mʉʉตามdtaamกำหนดเวลาgam-nòt-wee-laa
Many gamblers had to flee the area because they didn't have enough cash to settle their debts with the bookie by the deadline.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
chèeng
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + Mai ek → Low
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 | — | — |