ชุบ
dip (something in liquid)
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- 1 dip (something in liquid)、wet (something with liquid)
- 2 coat (with batter or another material)、plate (with metal)、gild
ชุบ describes dipping something into a liquid to wet it or to add a layer such as batter or metal plating to its surface.
dip (something in liquid)、wet (something with liquid)
To dip something into water or another liquid so that it becomes wet or absorbs some of the liquid.
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ผ้าชุบน้ำ phâa chúp náam a cloth dampened with water ผ้าชุบน้ำ details
coat (with batter or another material)、plate (with metal)、gild
To add a layer to a surface, such as batter on food or a thin metal coating on an object.
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กล้วยชุบแป้งทอด klûay chúp pɛ̂ɛŋ thɔ̂ɔt batter-fried bananas กล้วยชุบแป้งทอด details
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สร้อยเส้นนี้ชุบทอง sɔ̂ɔy sên níi chúp thɔɔŋ This necklace is gold-plated. สร้อยเส้นนี้ชุบทอง details
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ช้อนเหล่านี้ชุบเงิน chɔ́ɔn làw níi chúp ŋən These spoons are silver-plated. ช้อนเหล่านี้ชุบเงิน details
Learning notes
Explanation
The central image of ชุบ is dipping something into another substance so that the substance wets it or becomes attached to its surface. With ชุบน้ำ, the object is moistened with water. ชุบแป้ง means coating food with batter, while ชุบทอง means applying gold plating. A common pattern is ชุบ followed by the liquid or material being applied. In compounds such as ชุบชีวิต, the idea is extended metaphorically to giving something new life or energy. This figurative meaning is normally found in established compounds rather than in ชุบ used by itself.
Usage
It is common in everyday situations involving damp cloths or cotton soaked with water or antiseptic. In cooking, it is used when dipping food into egg or batter. Product descriptions also use it for gold, silver, and other kinds of metal plating.
Caution
Use แช่ when something is left soaking in a liquid for an extended time. ชุบ focuses on dipping to wet something or to add material to its surface. Also, ชุบทอง means “gold-plated,” not “made of solid gold.”
Differences from similar words
1 dip (something in liquid) synonyms
2 coat (with batter or another material) synonyms
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เคลือบ broadly means covering a surface with a layer, regardless of how it is applied. ชุบ more strongly suggests forming the layer by dipping the object into a material or solution.