หลั่ง
flow out
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- 1 flow out、shed (blood or tears)、let (liquid) flow
- 2 secrete、release (a bodily substance)
- 3 ejaculate、discharge semen
Describes liquid flowing or being released from a source, especially blood, tears, bodily secretions, or semen.
flow out、shed (blood or tears)、let (liquid) flow
Describes a liquid flowing continuously from a source, or someone causing it to flow, especially with blood and tears.
secrete、release (a bodily substance)
Describes an organ or the body releasing a hormone, fluid, enzyme, or other substance it produces.
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ตับอ่อนหลั่งอินซูลิน tàp ɔ̀ɔn làŋ insuulin The pancreas secretes insulin. ตับอ่อนหลั่งอินซูลิน details
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ร่างกายหลั่งอะดรีนาลีนเมื่อรู้สึกกลัว râaŋ kaay làŋ àdriinaaliin mʉ̂a rúusʉ̀k klua The body releases adrenaline when it senses fear. ร่างกายหลั่งอะดรีนาลีนเมื่อรู้สึกกลัว details
ejaculate、discharge semen
Refers directly to the release of semen from the male body, especially in medical and sexual contexts.
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หลั่งน้ำอสุจิ làŋ náam àsùcì Ejaculate semen. หลั่งน้ำอสุจิ details
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ภาวะหลั่งเร็วรักษาได้ phaawá làŋ rew ráksǎa dâay Premature ejaculation can be treated. ภาวะหลั่งเร็วรักษาได้ details
Learning notes
Explanation
The central image is of liquid or another substance leaving a particular source. The verb can describe either the substance flowing out or something causing it to be released. In หลั่งน้ำตา “shed tears” and หลั่งเลือด “shed blood,” the focus is on the tears or blood flowing rather than simply on crying or bleeding. These combinations often appear in emotional writing, news reports, and speeches. In medical and biological contexts, the common pattern is “organ + หลั่ง + substance,” meaning that the organ secretes or releases a hormone, fluid, or chemical. The compound หลั่งไหล extends the flowing image to crowds, money, or information streaming continuously into a place.
Usage
Common in descriptions of tears or blood, including news reports, speeches, and emotional writing. It is also a standard term in medical and health discussions about the secretion of hormones, bile, enzymes, and other bodily substances. Its ejaculation sense occurs in medical advice and discussions of sexual health.
Caution
For ordinary flowing water, ไหล is usually more natural; for pouring from a container, use เท or ริน. The sense “stream or flock into a place” normally requires the compound หลั่งไหล. Used without an object, หลั่ง may be understood as “ejaculate,” so specify the substance when the context is not already clear.
Differences from similar words
1 flow out synonyms
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ริน commonly means to pour a drink gently or gradually. หลั่ง describes liquid flowing from a source and can suggest a more continuous or forceful release.
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เท means to tip a container and pour out its contents. หลั่ง instead emphasizes liquid being released or flowing from its source.
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ไหล is the general verb for water, rivers, traffic, and other things flowing. หลั่ง focuses more on liquid being released from a particular source and commonly occurs with blood or tears.
2 secrete synonyms
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ขับ emphasizes expelling a substance from the body. หลั่ง is used when a gland or organ produces and releases a secretion.