ขุยยุ่ย(kùi yûi)
Meanings
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frayed; linty; coming apart
Describes fabric, paper, or other material that is fraying, shedding lint or fuzz, or breaking into soft bits; worn and tattered.
Examples
เสื้อยืดsêuua yèuutเสื้อยืดsêuua yèuutT-shirt; teeตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1character; figure2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3body; self; person (colloq.)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ซักsákซักsák1[to] wash (clothes)2[to] interrogate; question closely3about; approximately (before numbers)ไม่กี่mâi gèeไม่กี่mâi gèea few; not manyครั้งkrángครั้งkráng1classifier for occurrences or times2time; occasion; instanceก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3well; after all (emphasis/justification)4topic/resumption marker5conditional marker (if… then…)เป็นขุยbpen kùiเป็นขุยbpen kùiflaky; peelingยุ่ยyûiยุ่ยyûi1crumbly; friable; falling apart2[to] crumble; fall apartแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; completed-action marker2already; now (as of this point)3then; and then; after that4and; and then (linking clauses)
This T-shirt became fuzzy and frayed after only a few washes.
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ผ้าห่มpâa hòmเก่าgàoมีmeeขุยยุ่ยkùi yûiติดdtìtเต็มไปหมดdtem bpai mòtทำให้tam hâiคันkanเวลาway-laaใช้chái
The old blanket has lint and fuzz all over, making it itchy to use.
สมุดsà-mùtที่têeพกpókทุกวันtúk wanเริ่มrêrmขุยยุ่ยkùi yûiตามdtaamขอบkòpกระดาษgrà-dàatหลุดlùtเป็นbpenเศษsètๆ-
The notebook I carry daily is starting to fray at the edges, with bits of paper coming off.
ผ้าคลุมโซฟาpâa klum soh-faaโดนdohnแดดdàetและláeการเสียดสีgaan sìiat sĕeจนjonขุยยุ่ยkùi yûiและláeดูโทรมdoo sohmอย่างเห็นได้ชัดyàang hĕn dâi chát
The sofa cover has become fuzzy and tattered from sun exposure and friction, looking noticeably worn.
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ขุยยุ่ยkùi yûiขุยยุ่ยkùi yûifrayed; linty; coming apart