กงสี
gong-sǐiMeaning
1NounB2
family business; communal fund
a communal fund or shared business within an extended family where resources and profits are pooled together
Examples
บ้านเราbâan-raoบ้านเราbâan-rao1our house; our home2our country; Thailand3our hometown; our areaเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuafamily; householdคนจีนkon-jiinคนจีนkon-jiinChinese person; Chinese peopleเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedทำธุรกิจtam-tú-rá-gìtทำธุรกิจtam-tú-rá-gìt[to] do business; run/operate a business; engage in commerceแบบbɛ̀ɛpแบบbɛ̀ɛp1style; type; kind; manner2classifier for types, styles, or designs3model; pattern; design; template4form; questionnaire5model; person posing6in a ... way; -ly (pre-head adverbial marker)กงสีgong-sǐiกงสีgong-sǐifamily business; communal fund
Our family is Chinese, so we run a family-pooled business.
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My older brother withdrew money from the family fund to buy a new car.
การบริหารgaan-bɔɔ-rí-hǎanระบบrá-bòpกงสีgong-sǐiในnaiยุคปัจจุบันyúk-bpàt-jù-banอาจจะàat-jàทำให้เกิดtam-hâi-gə̀ətความขัดแย้งkwaam-kàt-yɛ́ɛngในหมู่nai-mùuพี่น้องpîi-nɔ́ɔngได้dâaiง่ายngâai
Managing a family communal fund system nowadays can easily cause conflicts among siblings.
ถึงแม้ว่าtʉ̌ng-mɛ́ɛ-wâaบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtจะjàเติบโตขึ้นdtə̀əp-dtoo-kʉ̂nมากmâakแต่dtɛ̀ɛพวกเขาpûuak-kǎoก็gɔ̂ยังคงyang-kongรักษาrák-sǎaระบบrá-bòpกงสีgong-sǐiเอาไว้ao-wáiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaความสามัคคีkwaam-sǎa-mák-kiiในnaiครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruua
Even though the company has grown significantly, they still maintain the family communal fund system for family unity.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ง, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
gong
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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กงสีgong-sǐiกงสีgong-sǐifamily business; communal fundfamily business; communal fundWord