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| แช่แข็ง chaaeF khaengR |  |
| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | แช่-แข็ง |
| IPA | tɕʰɛ̂ː kʰɛ̌ŋ |
| Royal Thai General System | chae khaeng |
| 1. [adjective, interjection] | |||
| definition | [is] frozen | ||
| components | แช่  | chaaeF | to soak; soak in; steep; saturate; immerse |
 แข็ง | khaengR | [is] hard; solid; stiff; rigid; strong; firm; [of a swimmer] strong | |
| related word | แช่เย็น | chaaeF yenM | [is] chilled, kept on ice, refrigerated |
| examples | อาหารแช่แข็ง | aaM haanR chaaeF khaengR | frozen food |
| อาหารทะเลแช่แข็ง | aaM haanR thaH laehM chaaeF khaengR | frozen seafood | |
| sample sentence | คำว่าวัฒนธรรมดังกล่าวนี้ไม่ใช่สิ่งที่คงที่แช่แข็ง ไม่เปลี่ยนแปลงหากแต่ขยับปรับตัวและยืดหยุ่นอยู่เสมอ khamM waaF watH thaH naH thamM dangM glaaoL neeH maiF chaiF singL theeF khohngM theeF chaaeF khaengR maiF bpliianL bplaaengM haakL dtaaeL khaL yapL bprapL dtuaaM laeH yeuutF yoonL yuuL saL muuhrR "The thing we call “culture” is not something static, frozen and unchanging, but features constant mobility, adaptation and flexibility." | ||
| 2. [verb] | |||
| definition | to freeze | ||
| components | แช่ | chaaeF | to soak; soak in; steep; saturate; immerse |
| แข็ง | khaengR | [is] hard; solid; stiff; rigid; strong; firm; [of a swimmer] strong | |
| example | ตู้แช่แข็ง | dtuuF chaaeF khaengR | freezer |
| 3. [verb] | |||
| definition | to put on ice; postpone | ||
| components | แช่ | chaaeF | to soak; soak in; steep; saturate; immerse |
| แข็ง | khaengR | [is] hard; solid; stiff; rigid; strong; firm; [of a swimmer] strong | |
| sample sentence | |||
| 4. [verb, colloquial] | |||
| definition | to freeze in place; keep from changing further; halt further development | ||
| components | แช่ | chaaeF | to soak; soak in; steep; saturate; immerse |
| แข็ง | khaengR | [is] hard; solid; stiff; rigid; strong; firm; [of a swimmer] strong | |
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