เน่าเหม็น(nâo mĕn)

Meanings

1AdjectiveB2

putrid; foul-smelling

rotten and foul-smelling; putrid or stinking due to decay

Examples

ถังขยะtăng kà-yàถังขยะtăng kà-yàtrash can; garbage binหลังบ้านlăng bâanหลังบ้านlăng bâan1back of the house; backyard2domestic affairs; family side (figurative)3behind-the-scenes influence (politics/business)มีกลิ่นmee glìnมีกลิ่นmee glìn[to] have a smell; [to] give off an odorเน่าเหม็นnâo mĕnเน่าเหม็นnâo mĕn1putrid; foul-smelling2corrupt; rottenมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatlyเพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingไม่มีmâi meeไม่มีmâi mee1to not have; lack2there is/are not; does/do not exist3[reply] we don't have it; out of stockใครkraiใครkrai1who2anyone; whoeverเอาไปao bpaiเอาไปao bpai1[to] take/carry [sth] away2take it (then); you can have itทิ้งtíngทิ้งtíng1[to] throw away; discard2[to] abandon; desert3[to] drop; let fall4[to] waste; squander5[to] leave behind; leave (sth) behindหลายlăaiหลายlăai1many; several2many; numerous (as a pronoun)วันwanวันwan1day2daytime; daylight3classifier: daysแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)
The trash can behind the house has a very putrid smell because no one has taken it out for many days.
2AdjectiveC1

corrupt; rotten

morally corrupt, foul, or rotten

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)อยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forเข้าไปkâo bpaiเข้าไปkâo bpai1[to] go in; enter (away from the speaker)2directional complement: into; in (away from speaker)ยุ่งเกี่ยวกับyûng gìiao gàpยุ่งเกี่ยวกับyûng gìiao gàp[to] be involved with [sb/sth]; [to] meddle with [sb/sth]วงการการเมืองwong gaan gaan meuuangวงการการเมืองwong gaan gaan meuuangpolitical sceneที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotเน่าเหม็นnâo mĕnเน่าเหม็นnâo mĕn1putrid; foul-smelling2corrupt; rotten
He doesn't want to get involved in the rotten political circles.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

เน่าnâoเน่าnâo1rotten; decayed; spoiled2[to] rot; decay; go bad3corrupt; rotten (fig.)Part 1
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เหม็นmĕnเหม็นmĕn1foul-smelling; stinky2[to] stink; smell badPart 2
เน่าเหม็นnâo mĕnเน่าเหม็นnâo mĕnputrid; foul-smelling