แฉ
chɛ̌ɛMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] expose; reveal [sth hidden or scandalous] publicly
To expose or reveal hidden, negative, or scandalous information to the public.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillขู่kùuขู่kùu1[to] threaten; intimidate2[of animals] growl; hiss; threatenว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)แฉchɛ̌ɛแฉchɛ̌ɛ[to] expose; reveal [sth hidden or scandalous] publiclyความลับkwaam-lápความลับkwaam-láp1a secret2secrecy; confidentiality3mystery; hidden truthของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtcompany; firm; corporationถ้าtâaถ้าtâaif; in caseไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ยอมyɔɔmยอมyɔɔm1[to] agree; consent2[to] allow; permit3[to] yield; give in; submit4[to] admit (acknowledge)จ่ายเงินjàai-ngənจ่ายเงินjàai-ngən1[to] pay2[to] disburse; pay outให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3[to] have [sb] do; cause to4for (benefit of)5so that; in order to6until; to the point that (result)เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hill
He threatened to expose the company's secret if they refused to pay him.
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หนังสือพิมพ์nǎng-sʉ̌ʉ-pimฉบับchà-bàpนี้níiชอบchɔ̂ɔpแฉchɛ̌ɛเรื่องส่วนตัวrʉ̂ʉang-sùuan-dtuuaของkɔ̌ɔngดาราdaa-raa
This newspaper likes to expose celebrities' private lives.
อดีตà-dìitพนักงานpá-nák-ngaanได้dâaiออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaแฉว่าchɛ̌ɛ-wâaบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtใช้cháiส่วนผสมsùuan-pà-sǒmที่tîiไม่ได้มาตรฐานmâi-dâai-mâat-dtrà-tǎanเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaลดlótต้นทุนการผลิตdtôn-tun-gaan-pà-lìt
A former employee came out to expose that the company used substandard ingredients to reduce production costs.
นักเคลื่อนไหวnák-klʉ̂ʉan-wǎiคนkonนั้นnánถูกtùukจับjàpหลังจากlǎng-jàakพยายามpá-yaa-yaamแฉchɛ̌ɛเอกสารลับèek-gà-sǎan-lápที่tîiเกี่ยวกับgìiao-gàpการทุจริตgaan-tút-jà-rìtของkɔ̌ɔngรัฐบาลrát-tà-baan
That activist was arrested after trying to expose secret documents related to government corruption.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
chɛ̌ɛ
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |