กุยช่าย
gui-châaiMeaning
1NounA2
Chinese chives; garlic chives
a culinary herb (Allium tuberosum) with flat green leaves and a mild garlic flavor, used as a vegetable or seasoning
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)ผัดpàtผัดpàt1[to] stir-fry [sth]2stir-fry; stir-fried dish3[to] postpone; put off; delayไข่kàiไข่kài1egg2[to] lay eggs; spawn3testicles (vulgar/slang)4zero score (slang, sports/exams)ใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)4[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)กุยช่ายgui châaiกุยช่ายgui châaiChinese chives; garlic chivesกลิ่นหอมglìn hŏmกลิ่นหอมglìn hŏmpleasant smell; fragranceอ่อนònอ่อนòn1soft; tender2weak; feeble3mild; light (intensity/taste)4young; immature5inexperienced; unseasoned6gentle; lenient7[to] weaken; soften; depreciateๆ-เหมือนmĕuuanเหมือนmĕuuan1similar; alike2like; as3as if; as thoughกระเทียมgrà-tiiamกระเทียมgrà-tiiamgarlic (plant/bulb)
I like stir-fried eggs with chives; it has a mild garlic aroma.
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เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanแม่mɛ̂ɛใส่sàiกุยช่ายgui-châaiในnaiเกี๊ยวgíiaoเพราะprɔ́อยากyàakให้hâiรสชาติrót-châatหอมhɔ̌ɔmขึ้นkʉ̂n
Yesterday Mom added Chinese chives to the dumplings to make them more fragrant.
Tomorrow I will buy Chinese chives to make chive dumplings.
ร้านนี้ráan néeใช้cháiกุยช่ายgui châaiเป็นbpenผักpàkและláeเครื่องปรุงkrêuuang bprungในnaiหลายlăaiเมนูmay-nooเพราะpráwใบbaiแบนbaenสีเขียวsĕe kĭiaoให้hâiรสrótกระเทียมgrà-tiiamอ่อนònๆ-
This restaurant uses Chinese chives as both a vegetable and seasoning in many dishes because the flat green leaves give a mild garlic flavor.
Mom adds Chinese chive leaves to the pork stir-fry.
Yesterday I bought Chinese chive leaves and chopped them into the gyoza.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-néeเราraoจะjàทำtamขนมกุยช่ายkà-nŏm gui-châaiแล้วláeoโรยroiใบbaiกุยช่ายgui châaiสดๆsòt sòtให้hâiหอมhŏm
Tomorrow we'll make chive dumplings and sprinkle fresh Chinese chive leaves for aroma.
เวลาwee-laaเจียวjiiaoไข่kàiฉันchǎnชอบchɔ̂ɔpซอยกุยช่ายsɔɔi-gui-châaiอ่อนɔ̀ɔnใส่sàiลงไปlong-bpaiเพราะprɔ́ใบbaiและlɛ́ยอดyɔ̂ɔtมันmanกรอบgrɔ̀ɔpหอมhɔ̌ɔmกำลังดีgam-lang-dii
When frying eggs, I like to slice in tender Chinese chive leaves and shoots, as they add a nice crisp fragrance.
Tones
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2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ย, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
gui
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 | — | — |