คนเขี้ยว(kon kîao)
Meanings
1NounB1
a stingy person; tightfisted
a person who avoids spending money and saves to an excessive degree; miserly
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsคนเขี้ยวkon kîaoคนเขี้ยวkon kîao1a stingy person; tightfisted2a crafty, shrewd person; hard bargainerไม่ค่อยmâi kôiไม่ค่อยmâi kôi1rarely; seldom; not often2not very; hardly (degree)ยอมyomยอมyom1[to] agree; consent2[to] allow; permit3[to] yield; give in; submit4[to] admit (acknowledge)ใช้เงินchái ngernใช้เงินchái ngern[to] spend moneyเลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)
He's a miserly person; he's very reluctant to spend money.
2NounB2
a crafty, shrewd person; hard bargainer
a sly, sharp person who bargains hard and tries to gain the advantage; difficult to make concede
Examples
จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)ซื้อของséu kŏngซื้อของséu kŏng[to] buy things; go shoppingร้านนี้ráan néeร้านนี้ráan néethis shop; this storeต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightต่อราคาdtò raa-kaaต่อราคาdtò raa-kaa[to] bargain; haggle (over price)ดีๆdee deeดีๆdee dee1properly; carefully; nicely; politely2really good; decent; properนะnáนะná1[!] persuasive/confirming particle2[!] softener; friendly particle3[!] attention-getter (initial position)แม่ค้าmâe-káaแม่ค้าmâe-káafemale vendor; saleswoman; shopkeeperเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsคนเขี้ยวkon kîaoคนเขี้ยวkon kîao1a stingy person; tightfisted2a crafty, shrewd person; hard bargainerมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatlyไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ยอมyomยอมyom1[to] agree; consent2[to] allow; permit3[to] yield; give in; submit4[to] admit (acknowledge)ลดlótลดlót1[to] reduce; decrease; lessen; drop2[to] lower (price); discount; mark downง่ายๆngâai ngâaiง่ายๆngâai ngâai1easy; simple; uncomplicated2plain; low-key; informal3simply; casually; without much effort4easygoing; not fussy (of a person)
You have to bargain well to buy from this shop; the owner is a very sharp bargainer and doesn't give discounts easily.
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Word Breakdown
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คนเขี้ยวkon kîaoคนเขี้ยวkon kîaoa stingy person; tightfisted