แฉ่ง

chɛ̀ɛng

Meanings

1AdjectiveB1

beaming; radiant (esp. smile)

Very bright or beaming in appearance; commonly used to describe a wide, radiant smile or a gleam.

Examples

เด็กdèkเด็กdèk1child; kid2young person (informal)คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: peopleนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)ยิ้มแฉ่งyím-chɛ̀ɛngยิ้มแฉ่งyím-chɛ̀ɛng[to] smile broadly; [to] beamเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
That kid has a really bright/beaming smile.
3 more examples
พอpɔɔเขาkǎoได้ยินdâi-yinข่าวดีkàao-diiเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ยิ้มหน้าบานyím-nâa-baanแฉ่งchɛ̀ɛngออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaทันทีtan-tii
When he heard the good news, he immediately broke into a wide, beaming smile.
รอยยิ้มrɔɔi-yímของkɔ̌ɔngเธอtəəแฉ่งchɛ̀ɛngเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanพระอาทิตย์prá-aa-títยามเช้าyaam-cháaoทำให้tam-hâiคนรอบข้างkon-rɔ̂ɔp-kâangสดใสsòt-sǎiไปด้วยbpai-dûuai
Her smile is as beaming as the morning sun, brightening up everyone around her.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàอยู่ในyùu-naiสถานการณ์sà-tǎa-ná-gaanที่tîiกดดันgòt-danผู้จัดการpûu-jàt-gaanก็gɔ̂ยังคงyang-kongยิ้มแฉ่งyím-chɛ̀ɛngเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaสร้างขวัญและกำลังใจsâang-kwǎn-lɛ́-gam-lang-jaiให้hâiลูกน้องlûuk-nɔ́ɔng
Even in a stressful situation, the manager maintained a beaming smile to boost the morale of her subordinates.
2InterjectionB2

clang; crash (sound of cymbals)

An imitation of a ringing metallic sound, especially the clash of cymbals.

Examples

พอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenเพลงpleengเพลงpleeng1song; musical piece2classifier: songs/piecesจบjòpจบjòp1[to] end; be over2[to] complete; finish (an activity/task)3finished; over; done4[to] graduateนักดนตรีnák-don-dtriiนักดนตรีnák-don-dtriimusicianก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerตีdtiiตีdtii1[to] hit; strike; beat2[to] play (percussion); strike (a gong/drum)3early-morning hour marker (1–5 a.m.)4[to] forge; hammer (metal)5[to] print; stamp; imprint6[to] estimate; reckon; guess (roughly)7[to] interpret; construe; take asฉาบchàapฉาบchàap1[to] plaster; skim-coat2cymbalsดังdangดังdang1loud2[to] sound; resound3famous; well-known4as; likeแฉ่งchɛ̀ɛngแฉ่งchɛ̀ɛng1beaming; radiant (esp. smile)2clang; crash (sound of cymbals)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ครั้งkrángครั้งkráng1time; occasion; instance2classifier for occurrences or timesสุดท้ายsùt-táaiสุดท้ายsùt-táai1last; final2finally; in the end; ultimately
As the song ended, the musician struck the cymbals one last time with a ringing crash.
3 more examples
เสียงsǐiangฉาบchàapดังdangแฉ่งchɛ̀ɛngจนjonเด็กdèkที่นั่งtîi-nângอยู่yùuข้างkâangเวทีwee-tiiสะดุ้งsà-dûng
The cymbals rang out with a crash, startling the child sitting beside the stage.
ขณะที่kà-nà-tîiขบวนแห่kà-buuan-hɛ̀ɛเคลื่อนผ่านklʉ̂ʉan-pàanหน้าบ้านnâa-bâanเสียงsǐiangฉาบchàapก็gɔ̂ดังdangแฉ่งchɛ̀ɛngสลับsà-làpกับgàpเสียงกลองsǐiang-glɔɔngอย่างyàangครึกครื้นkrʉ́k-krʉ́ʉn
As the procession passed the house, ringing cymbal crashes alternated with drumbeats in a lively rhythm.
หลังจากlǎng-jàakดนตรีdon-dtriiเงียบngîiapลงlongชั่วครู่chûua-krûuเสียงsǐiangฉาบchàapที่tîiดังdangแฉ่งchɛ̀ɛngขึ้นมาkʉ̂n-maaก็gɔ̂ทำให้tam-hâiผู้ชมpûu-chomหลายคนlǎai-konสะดุ้งsà-dûngพร้อมกันprɔ́ɔm-gan
After a brief pause in the music, a sudden ringing crash of cymbals made several audience members jump at once.

Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classHigh class
  2. Tone markMai ek
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.

High class consonants

ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห

Result

Low tone

chɛ̀ɛng

Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.

High class + Mai ek → Low

Tone chart

Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.

Mid classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——

Related Words

2clang; crash (sound of cymbals)