เช็ง(cheng)
Meanings
1AdjectiveB2
clear; light
clear and light, especially used to describe thin soup or broth that is not thick or cloudy
Examples
น้ำซุปnáam súpน้ำซุปnáam súpbroth; stockก๋วยเตี๋ยวgŭuai-dtĭiaoก๋วยเตี๋ยวgŭuai-dtĭiaorice noodles; noodle dishร้านนี้ráan néeร้านนี้ráan néethis shop; this storeรสชาติrót-châatรสชาติrót-châat1quality; character; feel2taste; flavor (of food/drink)เช็งchengเช็งcheng1[to] drag race2clear; lightมากmâakมากmâak1many; numerous2very; extremely3much; a lot; greatlyกินginกินgin1[to] corrode; erode; eat into2[to] consume; use up3[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)4[to] take (a bribe); pocket5[to] eatแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; completed-action marker2already; now (as of this point)3then; and then; after that4and; and then (linking clauses)รู้สึกrúu-sèukรู้สึกrúu-sèuk1[to] feel; sense2[to] feel that…; think (impression/opinion)ชื่นใจchêun jaiชื่นใจchêun jai1refreshing; heartwarming; gratifying; delightful2[to] feel refreshed; feel heartened
The noodle soup at this restaurant is very clear and light; eating it feels refreshing.
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ฉันchănชอบchôpกินginต้มจืดdtôm jèutที่têeน้ำซุปnáam súpใสๆsăi săiเช็งchengๆ-เพราะpráwมันmanไม่mâiเลี่ยนlîianเกินไปgern bpai
I like eating clear soup with a light, translucent broth because it isn't too greasy.
เคล็ดลับklét lápของkŏngการทำgaan tamน้ำซุปnáam súpให้hâiเช็งchengคือkeuต้องdtôngต้มdtômด้วยdûuayไฟfaiอ่อนๆòn ònและláeคอยkoiช้อนฟองchón fongออกòkเสมอsà-mĕr
The secret to making a clear, light broth is to simmer it over low heat and constantly skim off the foam.
อาหารจีนaa-hăan jeenสไตล์sà-dtaaiแต้จิ๋วdtâe-jĭuมักจะmák jàเน้นnénน้ำซุปnáam súpที่têeใสsăiและláeเช็งchengเพื่อpêuuaดึงdeungรสชาติrót-châatความหวานkwaam wăanตามธรรมชาติdtaam tam-má-châatของkŏngวัตถุดิบwát-tù-dìpออกมาòk maa
Teochew-style Chinese food often emphasizes clear and light broths to bring out the natural sweetness of the ingredients.
2VerbC1
[to] drag race
to race motorcycles, especially in illegal street drag racing (youth slang)
Examples
คืนนี้keun néeคืนนี้keun née1tonight2tonight (the night of today)พวกpûuakพวกpûuak1group; set; category2pluralizing prefix before pronouns or names3those; the ... ones (pluralizing prefix)4gang; faction; cliqueวัยรุ่นwai rûnวัยรุ่นwai rûn1adolescence; the teenage years2teenager; youth (person/people)3teenage; for teens; youthfulนัดnátนัดnát1classifier: shot; round of ammunition2appointment; meeting3round; match (sports)4[to] make an appointment; arrange to meet5classifier: round; match; appointmentกันไปgan bpaiกันไปgan bpaitogether; keep doing [sth]เช็งchengเช็งcheng1[to] drag race2clear; lightรถrótรถrót1car; automobile2vehicle (general)ที่têeที่têe1at; in; to (a place)2classifier: places; seats; individual servings3when; the time that (time marker)4place; spot; seat; space5ordinal marker6that/which/who (relative marker)ถนนtà-nŏnถนนtà-nŏnroad; streetสายsăaiสายsăai1late (in the day); running late2classifier for rivers and streams3string; strap; band4lineage; affiliation; branch5line; wire; cable6classifier for long, flexible things (wires, ropes, necklaces)7route; line (transport/communication)8morning (late morning period)9informant; spy; secret agentเปลี่ยวbplìiaoเปลี่ยวbplìiao1desolate; isolated (place/road)2lonely; lonesome (feeling)หลังเที่ยงlăng tîiangหลังเที่ยงlăng tîiangafter noon; in the afternoonคืนkeunคืนkeun1nighttime; night2[to] refund; reimburse3[to] return [sth]; give back
Tonight, the teenagers arranged to go drag racing on the deserted road after midnight.
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ตำรวจdtam-rùuatตั้งด่านdtâng dàanสกัดจับsà-gàt jàpกลุ่มglùmเด็กแว้นdèk wáenที่têeเตรียมตัวdtriam dtuuaจะjàเช็งchengกันganตอนdtonตีสองdtee sŏng
The police set up a checkpoint to intercept a group of street racers who were preparing to race at 2 AM.
การปิดgaan bpìtถนนหลวงtà-nŏn lŭuangเพื่อpêuuaเช็งchengรถrótไม่เพียงแต่mâi piiang dtàeผิดกฎหมายpìt gòt-măaiแต่ยังdtàe yangสร้างsâangความเดือดร้อนรำคาญkwaam dèuuat rón ram-kaanให้แก่hâi gàeชาวบ้านchaao bâanในnaiละแวกlá-wâekนั้นnánอย่างมากyàang mâak
Closing off public highways to drag race is not only illegal but also causes significant annoyance and trouble for the local residents.
ปัญหาbpan-hăaเยาวชนyao-wá-chonรวมตัวกันruuam dtuua ganเช็งchengมอเตอร์ไซค์mo-dter-sáiยามวิกาลyaam wí-gaanสะท้อนให้เห็นถึงsà-tón hâi hĕn tĕungความหละหลวมkwaam là-lŭuamในnaiการบังคับใช้กฎหมายgaan bang-káp chái gòt-măaiจราจรjà-raa-jonของkŏngเจ้าหน้าที่jâo nâa têe
The issue of youths gathering to race motorcycles late at night reflects the laxity in the authorities' enforcement of traffic laws.