มีชู้
have an affair
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- 1 have an affair、commit adultery
This expression means that someone is having a secret romantic or sexual relationship outside their marriage or committed relationship. It is especially common when talking about adultery.
have an affair、commit adultery
It describes having an affair with someone other than one’s spouse or committed partner.
Learning notes
Explanation
มี means “to have,” and ชู้ refers to an adulterous partner or lover. The expression therefore has the underlying image of “having an affair partner.” Although ชู้ by itself is a noun referring to a person, มีชู้ functions as a predicate meaning “to be having an affair.” It is most typically used of married people, but in everyday speech it may also describe cheating within a committed unmarried relationship. It is a strongly negative expression that implies a real affair partner. In modern everyday usage, it can refer to a person of any gender.
Usage
It is commonly used when discussing suspicions or discoveries of infidelity, relationship conflicts, and divorce. It frequently appears in everyday conversation, relationship dramas, advice columns, and news reports.
Caution
This does not neutrally mean that someone has a new partner. It strongly suggests betrayal of a current spouse or partner and an actual affair with someone else. Because it is a sensitive accusation, avoid using it about a person without good reason.
Differences from similar words
1 have an affair synonyms
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คบชู้ focuses on maintaining an adulterous relationship and sounds somewhat more formal. มีชู้ is the more general way to say that someone has an affair partner or is having an affair.
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นอกใจ broadly means to be unfaithful to a spouse or partner and can include emotional cheating. มีชู้ more strongly suggests that there is another person with whom someone is having an affair.