โชยุ
choo-yúMeaning
1NounA2
shoyu; Japanese soy sauce
Japanese-style soy sauce made by fermenting soybeans and wheat; used as a salty, umami seasoning or dipping sauce.
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)จิ้มjîmจิ้มjîm1[to] dip (briefly into a sauce/liquid)2[to] tap; poke (lightly with a finger/object)ซูชิsuu-chíซูชิsuu-chísushiกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)โชยุchoo-yúโชยุchoo-yúshoyu; Japanese soy sauceเล็กน้อยlék-nɔ́ɔiเล็กน้อยlék-nɔ́ɔi1a little; slightly2minor; slight; trivial3a small amount
I dip sushi with a little shoyu.
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Mom adds shoyu to miso soup to enhance the umami flavor.
เวลาway-laaไปbpaiกินginเทมปุระtem-bpù-ráฉันchănชอบchôpผสมpà-sŏmโชยุcho-yuกับgàpขิงkĭngขูดkùutเป็นbpenน้ำจิ้มnáam jîm
When I eat tempura, I like to mix shoyu with grated ginger as a dipping sauce.
ร้านนี้ráan-níiใช้cháiโชยุchoo-yúแบบbɛ̀ɛpหมักmàkถังไม้tǎng-máaiทำให้tam-hâiกลิ่นหอมglìn-hɔ̌ɔmและlɛ́เค็มกลมกล่อมkem-glom-glɔ̀ɔmกว่าgwàaทั่วไปtûua-bpai
This shop uses wooden-barrel fermented shoyu, which gives a more fragrant and well-rounded saltiness than usual.
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 classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
choo
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |