Food and drink ลูกชิ้น lûuk-chín
meatballs, fish balls noun
- lûuk falling
- chín high
- Falling: start high and drop clearly, like a firm “No!”
- High: start high and go a little higher, a bit tense; don’t let it fall.
Classifier: ลูกlûuk · counting word for fruit and round things
Parts: ลูกlûuk ball, round thing ชิ้นchín piece
How to use it
Springy balls of pork, beef or fish, ลูกชิ้นปลาlûuk-chín bplaa, that go into noodle soups or onto skewers. Grilled and brushed with sweet chilli sauce, ลูกชิ้นปิ้งlûuk-chín bpîng is the snack sold outside every school gate.
Other spellings you'll see
There's no single official way to write Thai in English letters. We mark the tone of every syllable; online you'll also find:
- luk chin
- look chin
- lukchin
- look chim
More food and drink in Thai
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- ข้าวเหนียว kâao-nǐaw Sticky rice
- ข้าวเหนียวมะม่วง kâao-nǐaw má-mûang Mango sticky rice
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