เถรตรง
těen-dtrongMeaning
1AdjectiveB2
uncompromisingly straightforward; inflexible
very direct, strict, or inflexible, especially by following rules or principles without making allowances for the situation
Examples
หัวหน้าhǔua-nâaหัวหน้าhǔua-nâaboss; leader; chiefของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringเถรตรงtěen-dtrongเถรตรงtěen-dtronguncompromisingly straightforward; inflexibleมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ยอมให้yɔɔm-hâiยอมให้yɔɔm-hâi[to] allow; [to] permit; [to] letใครkraiใครkrai1who2anyone; whoeverมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerทำงานtam-ngaanทำงานtam-ngaan1[to] work; do one's job; be on duty2[to] function; operateสายsǎaiสายsǎai1late (in the day); running late2morning (late morning period)3line; wire; cable4route; line (transport/communication)5classifier for long, line-like things (roads, rivers, canals, routes, strands)6informant; spy; secret agent7phone call8string; strap; band9lineage; affiliation; branchเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedแม้แต่mɛ́ɛ-dtɛ̀ɛแม้แต่mɛ́ɛ-dtɛ̀ɛeven (emphasizing an extreme or unlikely example)นาทีเดียวnaa-tii-diiaoนาทีเดียวnaa-tii-diiao1only one minute; just a minute2just a minute!
My boss is a very inflexible person, following the rules exactly without being flexible for anyone.
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บางครั้งbaang-krángการเป็นgaan-bpenคนkonเถรตรงtěen-dtrongเกินไปgəən-bpaiก็gɔ̂ทำให้tam-hâiมีปัญหาmii-bpan-hǎaกับgàpเพื่อนร่วมงานpʉ̂ʉan-rûuam-ngaanได้dâai
Sometimes being too inflexible can cause problems with coworkers.
กฎหมายgòt-mǎaiควรkuuanมีmiiความยืดหยุ่นkwaam-yʉ̂ʉt-yùnบ้างbâangไม่ใช่mâi-châiบังคับใช้bang-káp-cháiอย่างyàangเถรตรงtěen-dtrongจนjonละเลยlá-ləəiมนุษยธรรมmá-nút-sà-yá-tam
Laws should have some flexibility, not be enforced so rigidly that humanity is ignored.
เขาkǎoเป็นbpenข้าราชการkâa-râat-chá-gaanที่ทำงานtîi-tam-ngaanแบบbɛ̀ɛpเถรตรงtěen-dtrongตามระเบียบdtaam-rá-bìiapทุtúกระเบียดนิ้วgrà-bìiat-níuจนjonไม่สามารถmâi-sǎa-mâatพลิกแพลงplík-plɛɛngแก้ปัญหาเฉพาะหน้าgɛ̂ɛ-bpan-hǎa-chà-pɔ́-nâaได้dâai
He is a civil servant who works strictly by the book in every detail, to the point where he cannot adapt to solve immediate problems.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ร, a sonorant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
těen
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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ตรงdtrongตรงdtrong1straight (not bent)2directly; straight (direction/path)3direct; straightforward; frank4[to] be straight; align5exact; matching; corresponding6[to] head straight toward [sb/sth/somewhere]straight (not bent)Part 2
เถรตรงtěen-dtrongเถรตรงtěen-dtronguncompromisingly straightforward; inflexibleuncompromisingly straightforward; inflexibleWord