เสียหน้า

sĭia nâa

Meanings

1NounB2

[to] lose face; be humiliated

to suffer embarrassment or damage to one’s dignity or reputation in front of others

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillพูดผิดpûut pìtพูดผิดpûut pìt[to] misspeak; [to] say [sth] wrongต่อหน้าdtò nâaต่อหน้าdtò nâa1in front of; to someone's face2before; in the presence ofลูกค้าlûuk-káaลูกค้าlûuk-káa1customer; client2regular customer; patronเลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)เสียหน้าsĭia nâaเสียหน้าsĭia nâa[to] lose face; be humiliatedมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatly
He misspoke in front of the client and was very embarrassed.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

เสียsĭiaเสียsĭia1broken; out of order2[to] pay3late; deceased4polite intensifier (after verbs/adjectives)5sadly; unfortunately (final particle)6[to] lose; forfeit; waste7spoiled; ruined; gone badPart 1
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หน้าnâaหน้าnâa1front; frontage2next; upcoming3face—prefix (before nouns)4in front; at the front5season (in names)6page7facePart 2
เสียหน้าsĭia nâaเสียหน้าsĭia nâa[to] lose face; be humiliated