ริน
pour (a liquid)
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- 1 pour (a liquid)、pour someone a drink
- 2 flow gently、trickle
ริน describes liquid being poured or flowing in a slow, gentle, controlled way. It is especially common for pouring drinks into a glass or cup.
pour (a liquid)、pour someone a drink
This sense means to pour a liquid slowly and gently, usually into another container such as a glass or cup.
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รินน้ำใส่แก้ว rin náam sày kɛ̂ɛw pour water into a glass รินน้ำใส่แก้ว details
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ช่วยรินชาให้หน่อย chûay rin chaa hây nɔ̀ɔy Could you pour me some tea? ช่วยรินชาให้หน่อย details
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เขารินไวน์ให้แขก khǎw rin way hây khɛ̀ɛk He poured wine for the guests. เขารินไวน์ให้แขก details
flow gently、trickle
This sense describes liquid flowing slowly and gently, often in a descriptive or emotional context such as tears.
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น้ำตาริน nám taa rin tears flow down น้ำตาริน details
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น้ำไหลรินจากก๊อก náam lǎy rin càak kɔ́ɔk water trickles from the faucet น้ำไหลรินจากก๊อก details
Learning notes
Explanation
The core image of ริน is liquid moving in a thin, gentle, controlled stream. Its most practical use is for pouring drinks, as in รินน้ำใส่แก้ว, “pour water into a glass.” It commonly takes liquids such as water, tea, coffee, wine, or alcohol as its object. In writing, it can also describe liquid flowing gently, especially tears. Some dictionaries list a noun meaning related to low-quality gold, but that is not a useful everyday sense for most learners.
Usage
Use ริน when pouring drinks at home, in restaurants, cafes, service settings, or parties. In novels, songs, and descriptive writing, it can also describe tears or water flowing gently.
Caution
Do not use ริน for putting solid objects into something; ใส่ is the normal choice there. For dumping, tipping out, or pouring a large amount quickly, เท is often more natural.
Differences from similar words
1 pour (a liquid) synonyms
2 flow gently synonyms
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ไหล is the general verb for flowing, with no special sense of speed or gentleness. ริน suggests a slow, gentle flow and is more descriptive.