แต้จิ๋ว(dtâe-jĭu)

Meanings

1AdjectiveB2

Teochew/Chaozhou (of people, language, culture)

relating to the Teochew (Chaozhou) Chinese people, their language, culture, or cuisine

Examples

ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)กินginกินgin1[to] corrode; erode; eat into2[to] consume; use up3[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)4[to] take (a bribe); pocket5[to] eatก๋วยเตี๋ยวgŭuai-dtĭiaoก๋วยเตี๋ยวgŭuai-dtĭiaorice noodles; noodle dishลูกชิ้นlôok chínลูกชิ้นlôok chínmeatball; fish ballปลาbplaaปลาbplaa1classifier: ตัว2fish (animal)3fish (as food)สูตรsòotสูตรsòot1sutra; Buddhist discourse2recipe; set of instructions3method; standard procedure4formula; equation; expressionแต้จิ๋วdtâe-jĭuแต้จิ๋วdtâe-jĭu1a Teochew person; the Teochew language2Teochew/Chaozhou (of people, language, culture)มากmâakมากmâak1many; numerous2very; extremely3much; a lot; greatly
I really like to eat Teochew-style fish ball noodles.
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ครอบครัวkrôp kruuaของเขาkŏng kăoยังคงyang kongรักษาธรรมเนียมrák-săa tam-niiamแบบbàepแต้จิ๋วdtâe-jĭuเอาไว้ao wáiอย่างเคร่งครัดyàang krêng-krát
His family still strictly preserves Teochew traditions.
งิ้วngíuแต้จิ๋วdtâe-jĭuมีเอกลักษณ์mee èek-gà-lákเฉพาะตัวchà-pór dtuuaที่têeแตกต่างdtàek dtàangจากjàakงิ้วngíuประเภทbprà-pâytอื่นèunทั้งtángในด้านnai dâanดนตรีdon-dtreeและláeการแต่งกายgaan dtàeng gaai
Teochew opera has its own unique characteristics that differ from other types of opera, both in its music and costumes.
สำเนียงsàm-niangจีนjeenที่têeเขาkăoพูดpôotมีmeeกลิ่นอายglìn aaiของkŏngภาษาpaa-săaแต้จิ๋วdtâe-jĭuปนbponอยู่yòoทำให้tam hâiฟังดูfang dooไพเราะpai-róไปbpaiอีกèekแบบbàep
The Chinese accent he speaks has a hint of the Teochew language mixed in, which makes it sound pleasant in a different way.
2NounB2

a Teochew person; the Teochew language

A person of Teochew origin, or the Southern Min variety spoken by the Teochew people.

Examples

คุณปู่kun bpòoคุณปู่kun bpòopaternal grandfather; father's fatherของฉันkŏng chănของฉันkŏng chănmy; mineเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1[to] know how; be able to (skill)2[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)3to be (identity/category/state)4to becomeแต้จิ๋วdtâe-jĭuแต้จิ๋วdtâe-jĭu1a Teochew person; the Teochew language2Teochew/Chaozhou (of people, language, culture)ที่têeที่têe1at; in; to (a place)2classifier: places; seats; individual servings3when; the time that (time marker)4place; spot; seat; space5ordinal marker6that/which/who (relative marker)อพยพมาòp-pá-yóp maaอพยพมาòp-pá-yóp maa[to] migrate here; [to] immigrateจากjàakจากjàak1[to] leave; depart; part from2nipa palm3from; away fromเมืองจีนmeuuang jeenเมืองจีนmeuuang jeenChina (the country)
My grandfather is a Teochew who immigrated from China.
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เขาkăoพยายามpà-yaa-yaamเรียนriianพูดpôotแต้จิ๋วdtâe-jĭuเพื่อpêuuaจะได้jà dâaiคุยkuiกับgàpอาม่าaa-mâaรู้เรื่องróo rêuuang
He is trying to learn to speak Teochew so he can converse with his grandmother.
ในnaiย่านyâanเยาวราชyao-wá-râatมีmeeชาวchaaoแต้จิ๋วdtâe-jĭuอาศัยอยู่aa-săi yòoเป็นจำนวนมากbpen jam-nuuan mâakและláeมีmeeบทบาทสำคัญbòt bàat săm-kanทางเศรษฐกิจtaang sèt-tà-gìt
In the Yaowarat area, many Teochew people live and play an important role in the economy.
แม้ว่าmáe wâaเขาkăoจะjàเกิดgèrtและláeโตdtohในnaiเมืองไทยmeuuang taiแต่dtàeเขาkăoก็gâwยังyangพูดpôotแต้จิ๋วdtâe-jĭuได้dâiคล่องแคล่วklông klâewเหมือนmĕuuanเจ้าของภาษาjâo kŏng paa-săa
Even though he was born and raised in Thailand, he can still speak Teochew as fluently as a native speaker.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

แต้dtâeแต้dtâe1genuine; real; true (Northern Thai)2truly; really (Northern Thai)Part 1
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จิ๋วjĭoจิ๋วjĭotiny; miniaturePart 2
แต้จิ๋วdtâe-jĭuแต้จิ๋วdtâe-jĭuTeochew/Chaozhou (of people, language, culture)