เฉ่ง

Thai

Etymology

From Teochew 清 (cêng¹, “to clear; to settle”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		เฉ่ง e t͡ɕʰ ˋ ŋ
Phonemic {Unorthographical; Short}		เฉ็่ง e t͡ɕʰ ˘ ˋ ŋ
Romanization	Paiboon	chèng
	Royal Institute	cheng
(standard) IPA(key)		/t͡ɕʰeŋ˨˩/(R)

Verb

เฉ่ง • (chèng) (abstract noun การเฉ่ง)

1. (colloquial and dated, used of a debt) to pay; to clear; to settle.
2. (slang) to slam; to slash; to criticise harshly; to scold; to attack verbally.