เน่าเสีย

nâo sĭia

Meanings

1NounB1

rotten; spoiled; decayed; putrid

In a state of decomposition or spoilage, no longer fresh or suitable for use or consumption (esp. food or organic matter); foul-smelling.

Examples

นมกล่องnom glòngนมกล่องnom glòngboxed milk; milk in a carton (often UHT)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)เน่าเสียnâo sĭiaเน่าเสียnâo sĭia1rotten; spoiled; decayed; putrid2[to] rot; [to] spoil; [to] decay3corrupted; degraded (fig.)แล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)มีกลิ่นmee glìnมีกลิ่นmee glìn[to] have a smell; [to] give off an odorเปรี้ยวbprîiaoเปรี้ยวbprîiao1sour; tart (taste)2stylish/edgy (slang)3fermented/overripe smellมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatly
This carton of milk is spoiled; it smells very sour.
2NounB1

[to] rot; [to] spoil; [to] decay

To undergo decomposition or spoilage; to become rotten or decayed.

Examples

อย่าyàaอย่าyàa1don’t; do not (negative imperative)2don’t … yet; hold offทิ้งtíngทิ้งtíng1[to] throw away; discard2[to] abandon; desert3[to] drop; let fall4[to] waste; squander5[to] leave behind; leave (sth) behindผักpàkผักpàk1CL: bunch; bundle (regional/dialectal)2vegetable(s)ไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)3so that; in order to4for later; in reserve5[to] leave (something) as is6[to] set aside; reserveนอกnôkนอกnôk1except; other than2foreign; external; outside3outside; outdoors4outside; outer; externalตู้เย็นdtôo yenตู้เย็นdtôo yenrefrigerator; fridgeนานๆnaan naanนานๆnaan naanrarely; once in a whileมันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2he/she (colloquial, impolite)3greasy; oily; fatty4starchy tuber (yam, taro, etc.)5oil/fat (substance)6creamy; rich (texture/taste)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)เน่าเสียnâo sĭiaเน่าเสียnâo sĭia1rotten; spoiled; decayed; putrid2[to] rot; [to] spoil; [to] decay3corrupted; degraded (fig.)
Don't leave vegetables outside the fridge for a long time, they will spoil.
3NounB2

corrupted; degraded (fig.)

Figuratively, morally or functionally ruined, corrupt, or badly degraded.

Examples

หลายคนlăai konหลายคนlăai konmany/several peopleเชื่อว่าchêuua wâaเชื่อว่าchêuua wâa1[to] believe (that) ...2it is believed that ...ระบบราชการrá-bòp râat-chá-gaanระบบราชการrá-bòp râat-chá-gaan1bureaucracy; civil service system2red tape; bureaucratic proceduresบางส่วนbaang sùuanบางส่วนbaang sùuan1some (of); certain (members/parts)2partly; in part; partially3a part; some portion (not all)นั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3that (emphatic/contrastive final particle)เน่าเสียnâo sĭiaเน่าเสียnâo sĭia1rotten; spoiled; decayed; putrid2[to] rot; [to] spoil; [to] decay3corrupted; degraded (fig.)และláeและláeand (coordinating)เต็มไปด้วยdtem bpai dûuaiเต็มไปด้วยdtem bpai dûuai1[to] be full of; be filled with; be packed with2[to] be rife with; be replete with (figurative)การคอร์รัปชันgaan ko-ráp-chanการคอร์รัปชันgaan ko-ráp-chan1corruption (bribery; abuse of power)2data corruption (computing)
Many people believe that parts of the bureaucratic system are corrupt and full of corruption.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

เน่าnâoเน่าnâo1rotten; decayed; spoiled2[to] rot; decay; go bad3corrupt; rotten (fig.)Part 1
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เสียsĭiaเสียsĭia1broken; out of order2[to] pay3late; deceased4polite intensifier (after verbs/adjectives)5sadly; unfortunately (final particle)6[to] lose; forfeit; waste7spoiled; ruined; gone badPart 2
เน่าเสียnâo sĭiaเน่าเสียnâo sĭiarotten; spoiled; decayed; putrid