เน่าเฟะ
nâo-féMeanings
1AdjectiveB2
completely rotten; putrid
completely rotten, putrid, or decayed to the point of being soft and mushy
Examples
มะม่วงmá-mûuangมะม่วงmá-mûuang1mango (fruit)2mango treeในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ตะกร้าdtà-grâaตะกร้าdtà-grâa1basket2classifier: basketfuls3shopping basket; online cartถูกtùukถูกtùuk1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3[to] touch; come into contact with [sb/sth]4to be correct/right5proper; morally right6[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)7passive marker (often adverse)ทิ้งไว้tíng-wáiทิ้งไว้tíng-wái1[to] leave [sth] to sit/remain (for a time)2[to] leave [sth] behindนานnaanนานnaan1for a long time2long (in duration)จนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofเน่าเฟะnâo-féเน่าเฟะnâo-fé1completely rotten; putrid2thoroughly corrupt; depravedไปหมดแล้วbpai-mòt-lɛ́ɛoไปหมดแล้วbpai-mòt-lɛ́ɛo1all gone already; none left2all have left already3completely (already), as a result
The mangoes in the basket were left for so long that they are completely rotten and mushy.
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เขาkǎoเผลอเหยียบplə̌ə-yìiapผลไม้pǒn-lá-máaiที่tîiเน่าเฟะnâo-féอยู่yùuบนbonพื้นpʉ́ʉnจนjonรองเท้าrɔɔng-táaoเลอะlə́ไปหมดbpai-mòt
He accidentally stepped on the rotten fruit on the ground, getting his shoes all dirty.
หลังจากlǎng-jàakน้ำท่วมขังnáam-tûuam-kǎngเป็นเวลานานbpen-wee-laa-naanกะหล่ำปลีgà-làm-bpliiในnaiไร่râiก็gɔ̂เน่าเฟะnâo-féจนjonเกษตรกรgà-sèet-dtà-gɔɔnขาดทุนkàat-tunย่อยยับyɔ̂ɔi-yáp
After being flooded for a long time, the cabbages in the field became so severely rotten and mushy that the farmers suffered heavy losses.
ซากสัตว์sâak-sàtที่tîiตายdtaaiอยู่ในyùu-naiป่าbpàaมีmiiสภาพsà-pâapเน่าเฟะnâo-féและlɛ́ส่งกลิ่นsòng-glìnเหม็นคลุ้งměn-klúngไปทั่วbpai-tûuaบริเวณbɔɔ-rí-ween
The animal carcass in the forest was in a putrid, decayed state and sent a foul odor wafting throughout the area.
2AdjectiveC1
thoroughly corrupt; depraved
thoroughly corrupt, depraved, or morally decayed (often used to describe systems, societies, or morals)
Examples
ระบบrá-bòpระบบrá-bòp1system; organized method2arrangement; orderการทำงานgaan-tam-ngaanการทำงานgaan-tam-ngaan1working; work (the act)2operation; functioningของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtcompany; firm; corporationนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)เน่าเฟะnâo-féเน่าเฟะnâo-fé1completely rotten; putrid2thoroughly corrupt; depravedมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofไม่มีmâi-miiไม่มีmâi-mii1to not have; lack2there is/are not; does/do not exist3[reply] we don't have it; out of stockใครkraiใครkrai1who2anyone; whoeverอยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forมาmaaมาmaa1[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; operateด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; too
The working system of this company is so deeply corrupt that no one wants to work with them.
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ประชาชนbprà-chaa-chonออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaประท้วงbprà-túuangเพราะprɔ́ทนtonระบบrá-bòpการเมืองgaan-mʉʉangที่tîiเน่าเฟะnâo-féไม่ได้mâi-dâaiอีกต่อไปìik-dtɔ̀ɔ-bpai
People came out to protest because they can no longer tolerate the thoroughly corrupt political system.
ภายใต้paai-dtâaiฉากหน้าchàak-nâaของkɔ̌ɔngเมืองmʉʉangที่tîiเจริญรุ่งเรืองjà-rəən-rûng-rʉʉangกลับglàpซุกซ่อนsúk-sɔ̂ɔnการบริหารงานgaan-bɔɔ-rí-hǎan-ngaanที่tîiเน่าเฟะnâo-féและlɛ́เต็มไปด้วยdtem-bpai-dûuaiการทุจริตคอร์รัปชันgaan-tút-jà-rìt-kɔɔ-ráp-chân
Beneath the facade of a prosperous city hides an administration that is morally decayed and riddled with corruption.
หากhàakเราraoไม่mâiแก้ไขgɛ̂ɛ-kǎiปัญหาbpan-hǎaอุปถัมภ์ù-bpà-tǎmที่tîiหยั่งรากลึกyàng-râak-lʉ́kสังคมsǎng-komที่tîiเน่าเฟะnâo-féนี้níiก็gɔ̂จะjàล่มสลายlôm-sà-lǎaiลงlongในที่สุดnai-tîi-sùt
If we do not address the deeply rooted patronage problems, this thoroughly depraved society will eventually collapse.
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 classLow class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
nâo
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → Falling
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
เน่าnâoเน่าnâo1rotten; decayed; spoiled2[to] rot; decay; go bad3corrupt; rotten (fig.)rotten; decayed; spoiledPart 1
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เฟะféเฟะfé1rotten; mushy; soggy; overripe2morally corrupt; rotten (figurative)rotten; mushy; soggy; overripePart 2
เน่าเฟะnâo-féเน่าเฟะnâo-fécompletely rotten; putridcompletely rotten; putridWord