โจ่ง
jòongMeanings
1AdjectiveB2
open; exposed; uncovered
open, exposed, or uncovered; often used of clothing or the body being too visible
Examples
เธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)4[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)กระโปรงgrà-bproongกระโปรงgrà-bproong1skirt2hood; bonnet; trunk lid; machine coverสั้นsânสั้นsân1short (length)2short (time; brief)3conciseและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)ผ่าpàaผ่าpàa1[to] split; cut open2[to] perform surgery; operate on3[to] cut through; go through (line/crowd/area)ลึกlʉ́kลึกlʉ́k1deep2profound; intense3low (pitch); deep (voice)จนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofดูduuดูduu1[to] look; watch; see2[to] examine; check; inspect3[to] seem; appear4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortune6[to] look after; watch; mindเปิดbpə̀ətเปิดbpə̀ət1[to] open; uncover; unwrap2[to] turn on; switch on3[to] start; launch; open for business4[to] put on; play (music or video)โจ่งjòongโจ่งjòong1open; exposed; uncovered2openly; blatantlyเกินไปgəən-bpaiเกินไปgəən-bpaitoo; overly; excessively
She wore a short skirt with a slit so high that it looked too exposed.
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อย่าyàaใส่sàiเสื้อsʉ̂ʉaที่tîiคอkɔɔกว้างgwâangจนjonเปิดbpə̀ətโจ่งjòongไปbpaiทำบุญtam-bunที่tîiวัดwátนะná
Don't wear a shirt with a neckline so wide that it's too exposing to make merit at the temple.
การแต่งกายgaan-dtɛ̀ng-gaaiที่tîiเปิดbpə̀ətโจ่งjòongมากเกินไปmâak-gəən-bpaiเป็นbpenสิ่งที่sìng-tîiไม่เหมาะสมmâi-mɔ̀-sǒmเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaต้องdtɔ̂ngเข้าไปในkâo-bpai-naiสถานที่ราชการsà-tǎan-tîi-râat-chá-gaan
Dressing in a way that is excessively exposed is inappropriate when entering government premises.
ดีไซเนอร์dii-sai-nə̂əตั้งใจdtâng-jaiออกแบบɔ̀ɔk-bɛ̀ɛpชุดchútนี้níiให้hâiมีmiiรอยตัดrɔɔi-dtàtที่tîiดูduuเปิดbpə̀ətโจ่งjòongเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaโชว์chooส่วนเว้าส่วนโค้งsùuan-wáo-sùuan-kóongของkɔ̌ɔngนางแบบnaang-bɛ̀ɛp
The designer intentionally designed this dress with cut-outs that look exposed to show off the model's curves.
2AdverbB2
openly; blatantly
in an open, obvious, or shameless way, without trying to hide something
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillขโมยkà-mooiขโมยkà-mooi1[to] steal2thiefของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ร้านráanร้านráan1shop; store2restaurant; eatery3booth; stallอย่างyàangอย่างyàang1kind; type; sort2manner; way3classifier (for kinds/types)4like; as; such as5in the manner of; -lyโจ่งแจ้งjòong-jɛ̂ɛngโจ่งแจ้งjòong-jɛ̂ɛng1open; overt; blatant2openly; blatantlyโดยdooiโดยdooi1by; via; through2in a ... way; -ly3according to; in accordance withไม่กลัวmâi-gluuaไม่กลัวmâi-gluuanot afraid; fearlessกล้องวงจรปิดglɔ̂ng-wong-jɔɔn-bpìtกล้องวงจรปิดglɔ̂ng-wong-jɔɔn-bpìt1CCTV camera; security camera2CCTV system (by extension)
He blatantly stole things in the shop without fearing the CCTV cameras.
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That politician took bribes openly.
บริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtถูกtùukวิจารณ์wí-jaanอย่างหนักyàang-nàkเพราะprɔ́ละเมิดlá-mə̂ətกฎหมายgòt-mǎaiแรงงานrɛɛng-ngaanอย่างyàangโจ่งแจ้งjòong-jɛ̂ɛng
The company was heavily criticized for blatantly violating labor laws.
การแสดงgaan-sà-dɛɛngความลำเอียงkwaam-lam-iiangอย่างyàangโจ่งแจ้งjòong-jɛ̂ɛngของkɔ̌ɔngหัวหน้าhǔua-nâaทำให้tam-hâiลูกน้องlûuk-nɔ́ɔngหมดกำลังใจmòt-gam-lang-jai
The boss's blatant display of favoritism demoralized the subordinates.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
jòong
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + Mai ek → 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 | — | — |