เรียบเฉย(rîiap chŏei)
Meanings
1AdjectiveB2
impassive; expressionless
showing no facial expression or visible emotion; poker‑faced, deadpan.
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1they; them (context-dependent)2she; her3mountain; hill4horn5he; himรับฟังráp fangรับฟังráp fang1[to] listen (attentively); hear out2[to] take into accountข่าวร้ายkàao ráaiข่าวร้ายkàao ráaibad newsด้วยdûuayด้วยdûuay1request particle; please; too2because of; due to3also; too; as well4because; since (formal/literary)5with; together with6by; by means of; usingใบหน้าbai nâaใบหน้าbai nâafaceที่têeที่têe1at; in; to (a place)2classifier: places; seats; individual servings3when; the time that (time marker)4place; spot; seat; space5ordinal marker6that/which/who (relative marker)เรียบเฉยrîiap chŏeiเรียบเฉยrîiap chŏei1calm; unruffled; outwardly unaffected2impassive; expressionlessจนjonจนjon1until; up to2so ... that; to the point of3poorเดาdaoเดาdao[to] guess; speculateไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ออกòkออกòk1[to] issue; publish2[in sports] out of bounds3[to] quit; resign4[to] pay; spend; disburse5[to] go out; exit; leave6[to] produce; emit; put out7out; outward8[to] come out; appear; be issued9successfully; out (indicating comprehension or discovery)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2[to] think; consider; deem3[to] scold; reproach; criticize4that (clause marker)เขาkăoเขาkăo1they; them (context-dependent)2she; her3mountain; hill4horn5he; himรู้สึกrúu-sèukรู้สึกrúu-sèuk1[to] feel; sense2[to] feel that…; think (impression/opinion)อย่างไรyàang-raiอย่างไรyàang-rai1what kind; which way2how; in what way
He listened to the bad news with a poker face, making it impossible to guess how he felt.
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ไม่ว่าmâi wâaเพื่อนpêuuanจะjàแกล้งglâengแรงraengแค่ไหนkâe năiเขาkăoก็gâwมักจะmák jàทำหน้าtam nâaเรียบเฉยrîiap chŏeiเหมือนmĕuuanไม่mâiรู้สึกrúu-sèukอะไรà-raiเลยloie
No matter how intensely his friends teased him, he would always put on a deadpan face, as if he felt nothing.
ท่าทีtâa-teeที่têeเรียบเฉยrîiap chŏeiของเขาkŏng kăoตอนที่dton têeถูกtòokกล่าวหาglàao hăaทำให้tam hâiตำรวจdtam-rùuatยิ่งyîngสงสัยsŏng săiในตัวnai dtuuaเขาkăoมากขึ้นmâak kêun
His deadpan demeanor when he was accused made the police even more suspicious of him.
การแสดงgaan sà-daengของkŏngเธอterในnaiบทbòtสายลับsăai lápนั้นnánน่าทึ่งnâa têungมากmâakโดยเฉพาะdoi chá-pórฉากchàakที่têeเธอterต้องdtôngเผชิญหน้าpà-chern nâaกับgàpศัตรูsàt-dtruuด้วยdûuayสีหน้าsĕe nâaเรียบเฉยrîiap chŏei
Her performance as a spy was incredible, especially the scene where she had to face the enemy with a completely poker-faced expression.
2AdjectiveB2
calm; unruffled; outwardly unaffected
remaining even and composed, not reacting outwardly (may or may not imply indifference depending on context).
Examples
พอporพอpor1enough; sufficient2[to] suffice; be enough3quite; rather; fairly4as soon as; when5enough; sufficientlyเขาkăoเขาkăo1they; them (context-dependent)2she; her3mountain; hill4horn5he; himได้ยินdâi-yinได้ยินdâi-yin1[to] hear2[to] hear of; be told; learn (by hearing)ผลสอบpŏn sòpผลสอบpŏn sòpexam result; test scoreเขาkăoเขาkăo1they; them (context-dependent)2she; her3mountain; hill4horn5he; himก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3well; after all (emphasis/justification)4topic/resumption marker5conditional marker (if… then…)ยังyangยังyang1yet? (question use)2still; continuing3not yet (with ไม่)4still/even (emphatic degree)ทำตัวtam dtuuaทำตัวtam dtuua[to] behave; conduct oneself; carry oneselfเรียบเฉยrîiap chŏeiเรียบเฉยrîiap chŏei1calm; unruffled; outwardly unaffected2impassive; expressionlessไม่ได้mâi dâaiไม่ได้mâi dâai1cannot; not allowed; impossible2[to] fail to get/receive [sth]3did not4unacceptable; not allowed (won’t do)5not really/actually (corrective)6No way!; absolutely notแสดงอาการsà-daeng aa-gaanแสดงอาการsà-daeng aa-gaan1[to] show symptoms [of illness]2[to] show signs [of sth]ดีใจdee jaiดีใจdee jaiglad; happyหรือrĕuหรือrĕu1or?; really? (question/finality particle)2or (choice/alternative)เสียใจsĭia jaiเสียใจsĭia jai1[to] be sad; feel sorry2my condolences3[to] regret
When he heard the exam results, he remained composed, not showing any signs of happiness or sadness.
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แม้máeจะjàโดนdohnต่อว่าdtòr wâaอย่างรุนแรงyàang run raengแต่dtàeผู้จัดการpôo jàt gaanก็gâwยังคงyang kongเรียบเฉยrîiap chŏeiและláeรับฟังráp fangปัญหาbpan-hăaอย่างyàangใจเย็นjai yen
Even though he was harshly criticized, the manager remained composed and listened to the problem calmly.
ท่าทีtâa-teeที่têeเรียบเฉยrîiap chŏeiของkŏngเธอterทำให้tam hâiคู่ต่อสู้kôo dtòr sôoคาดเดาkâat daoแผนการpăen gaanในใจnai jaiของkŏngเธอterได้dâiยากyâak
Her composed demeanor made it difficult for her opponent to guess the plan she had in mind.
การรักษาgaan rák-săaท่าทีtâa-teeเรียบเฉยrîiap chŏeiไว้wáiได้dâiในnaiสถานการณ์วิกฤตsà-tăan-ná-gaan wí-grìtถือเป็นtĕu bpenคุณสมบัติkun-ná-sŏm-bàtที่สำคัญtêe săm-kanของkŏngผู้นำpôo nam
Being able to maintain a composed attitude in a crisis situation is considered an important quality of a leader.
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เรียบเฉยrîiap chŏeiเรียบเฉยrîiap chŏeiimpassive; expressionless