แสบหู
sɛ̀ɛp-hǔuMeaning
1AdjectiveB1
ear-piercing; harsh on the ears
Painful or irritating to hear because a sound is excessively loud, shrill, or harsh.
Examples
เมื่อกี้mʉ̂ʉa-gíiเมื่อกี้mʉ̂ʉa-gíi1just now; a moment ago2a moment ago; just now (time)เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillเป่าbpàoเป่าbpào1[to] blow (air)2[to] blow (into a wind instrument/device)3[to] blow out (a flame)4[to] inflate by blowingนกหวีดnók-wìitนกหวีดnók-wìit1whistle (device)2classifier: อันดังdangดังdang1loud2[to] sound; resound3famous; well-known4as; likeจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofแสบหูsɛ̀ɛp-hǔuแสบหูsɛ̀ɛp-hǔuear-piercing; harsh on the ears
Just now he blew the whistle so loudly that it hurt my ears.
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ช่วยchûuaiลดlótเสียงsǐiangหน่อยnɔ̀iได้ไหมdâai-mǎiเสียงsǐiangลำโพงlam-poongแหลมlɛ̌ɛmจนjonแสบหูsɛ̀ɛp-hǔuแล้วlɛ́ɛo
Could you turn it down a little? The sound from the speaker is so shrill that it's hurting my ears.
ฉันchǎnเดินหนีdəən-nǐiจากjàakหน้าเวทีnâa-wee-tiiเพราะprɔ́เสียงดนตรีsǐiang-don-dtriiดังdangจนjonแสบหูsɛ̀ɛp-hǔu
I walked away from the front of the stage because the music was painfully loud.
เสียงsǐiangหวีดwìitแหลมlɛ̌ɛmที่tîiเกิดจากgə̀ət-jàakไมโครโฟนmai-kroo-foonหอนhɔ̌ɔnทำให้tam-hâiผู้ชมpûu-chomแสบหูsɛ̀ɛp-hǔuจนjonเจ้าหน้าที่jâao-nâa-tîiต้องdtɔ̂ngรีบrîipลดlótระดับเสียงrá-dàp-sǐiangลงlong
The piercing squeal from microphone feedback hurt the audience's ears, forcing the staff to quickly lower the volume.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -บ, a stop, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
sɛ̀ɛp
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
แสบsɛ̀ɛpแสบsɛ̀ɛp1stinging; burning (sensation)2[to] feel a stinging or burning pain3mischievous; audacious; cutting (speech)stinging; burning (sensation)Part 1
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แสบหูsɛ̀ɛp-hǔuแสบหูsɛ̀ɛp-hǔuear-piercing; harsh on the earsear-piercing; harsh on the earsWord