เสียวไส้(sĭiao sâi)

Meanings

1AdjectiveB2

hair-raising; spine-chilling; nerve-racking

causing an uneasy, tingling feeling from fear or danger; hair-raising.

Examples

ตอนที่dton têeตอนที่dton têe1when; at the time that2episode/part (numbered label)เห็นhĕnเห็นhĕn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asนักnákนักnák1person engaged in [field/activity]; specialist; -er/-ist (prefix)2very; extremely (intensifier, colloquial)กายกรรมgaai-yá-gamกายกรรมgaai-yá-gam1acrobatics; physical feats2bodily action (Buddhist ethics)เดินdernเดินdern1[to] walk; go on foot2[to] run; operate (machine/system)3[to] proceed; go; move along4[to] start; initiate (process/plan)ไต่ลวดdtài lûuatไต่ลวดdtài lûuat1[to] tightrope walk; walk on a high wire2[to] be in a risky situation; walk a tightropeสูงๆsŏong sŏongสูงๆsŏong sŏong1quite/very high (reduplicated)2up high; at a high pitch/levelแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)รู้สึกrúu-sèukรู้สึกrúu-sèuk1[to] feel; sense2[to] feel (linking verb use)3[to] feel that…; think (impression/opinion)เสียวไส้sĭiao sâiเสียวไส้sĭiao sâihair-raising; spine-chilling; nerve-rackingแทนtaenแทนtaen1[to] replace; substitute for2instead; rather3in place of; on behalf of
When I saw the acrobat walking on the high wire, I felt a hair-raising fear for them.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

เสียวsĭiaoเสียวsĭiao1tingly; shivery; sensitive (fear/thrill/pain)2[to] feel a sharp twinge3nervous/scared (colloquial)Part 1
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ไส้sâiไส้sâi1intestines; entrails2filling (food)3wick (candle, lamp)4inner part; core; insert; refillPart 2
เสียวไส้sĭiao sâiเสียวไส้sĭiao sâihair-raising; spine-chilling; nerve-racking