ก๊ก
gókMeanings
1NounB2
faction; clique; group
a group of people with shared interests or goals who act together, often in opposition to other groups; a faction or clique.
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ที่ทำงานtêe tam ngaanที่ทำงานtêe tam ngaanworkplace; officeของฉันkŏng chănของฉันkŏng chănmy; mineแบ่งออกเป็นbàeng òk bpenแบ่งออกเป็นbàeng òk bpen[to] divide into; [to] be divided intoสองsŏngสองsŏng1two; 22secondก๊กgókก๊กgók1faction; clique; group2kingdom; state (historical)ใหญ่ๆyài yàiใหญ่ๆyài yài1big; large; fairly big2major; significant; prominent3the big ones; large ones4in a big way; on a large scaleที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerไม่ค่อยmâi kôiไม่ค่อยmâi kôi1rarely; seldom; not often2not very; hardly (degree)ถูกtòokถูกtòok1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3to be correct/right4proper; morally right5[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)6passive marker (often adverse)กันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmark
In my workplace, people are divided into two big factions that don't get along well.
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กลุ่มglùmนักเรียนnák-riianพวกนั้นpûuak-nánชอบchɔ̂ɔpจับกลุ่มjàp-glùmตั้งdtângก๊กgókของตัวเองkɔ̌ɔng-dtuua-eengไม่ยุ่งmâi-yûngกับgàpใครkrai
That group of students likes to form their own clique and not associate with others.
การเมืองgaan meuuangภายในpaai naiพรรคpákทวีความรุนแรงtá-wee kwaam run raengขึ้นkêunเรื่อยๆrêuuai-rêuuaiเพราะpráwความขัดแย้งkwaam kàt yáengระหว่างrá-wàangก๊กgókต่างๆdtàang-dtàang
The party's internal politics are becoming increasingly intense due to conflicts between various factions.
การแบ่งgaan-bɛ̀ngเป็นbpenก๊กgókเป็นbpenเหล่าlàoในnaiองค์กรong-gɔɔnส่งผลเสียsòng-pǒn-sǐiaต่อdtɔ̀ɔวัฒนธรรมองค์กรwát-tá-ná-tam-ong-gɔɔnในnaiระยะยาวrá-yá-yaao
The formation of cliques and factions within an organization has a long-term negative impact on the corporate culture.
2NounB2
kingdom; state (historical)
a historical state or kingdom, especially used when referring to periods in Chinese history.
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)อ่านàanอ่านàan1[to] read2[to] read aloud; pronounce3[to] interpret; make sense ofวรรณกรรมwan-ná-gamวรรณกรรมwan-ná-gamliterature; literary worksจีนjiinจีนjiin1China2Chinese; relating to China3Chinese person4Chinese (language)เรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)สามก๊กsǎam-gókสามก๊กsǎam-gók1the Three Kingdoms (China)2Romance of the Three Kingdoms (novel)3(fig.) three-way factional struggle; three rival campsมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
I really like reading the Chinese literary classic "Romance of the Three Kingdoms".
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ในnaiประวัติศาสตร์จีนbprà-wàt-dtì-sàat-jiinมีmiiช่วงchûuangที่tîiแผ่นดินpɛ̀n-dinถูกtùukแบ่งออกเป็นbɛ̀ng-ɔ̀ɔk-bpenหลายlǎaiก๊กgók
In Chinese history, there was a period when the land was divided into many kingdoms.
วุยwuiก๊กgókเป็นbpenก๊กgókที่tîiทรงอำนาจsong-am-nâatมากที่สุดmâak-tîi-sùtในnaiยุคyúkสามก๊กsǎam-gókโดยdooiมีmiiโจjooโฉchǒoเป็นbpenผู้ก่อตั้งpûu-gɔ̀ɔ-dtâng
The Wei kingdom was the most powerful state during the Three Kingdoms period, founded by Cao Cao.
การศึกษาgaan sùk-săaประวัติศาสตร์bprà-wàt-sàatยุคyúkเลียliiaดdก๊กgókทำให้tam hâiเข้าใจkâo jaiกลยุทธ์gon-lá-yútทางการเมืองtaang gaan meuuangและláeการทหารgaan tá-hăanที่têeซับซ้อนsáp sónในnaiสมัยsà-măiนั้นnán
Studying the history of the Warring States period helps us understand the complex political and military strategies of that era.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai tri
- Syllable endingDead syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
High tone
gók
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Mid class + Mai tri → High
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 | — | — |