งิ้ว
ngíuMeanings
1NounB1
Chinese opera
Traditional Chinese opera, combining singing, acting, music, and stylized movement; in Thailand, often performed in Teochew.
Examples
เมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉnเมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉn1last night (the night before today)2last nightที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerศาลเจ้าsǎan-jâaoศาลเจ้าsǎan-jâaoshrineมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoการแสดงgaan-sà-dɛɛngการแสดงgaan-sà-dɛɛng1performance; show2expression; display; demonstration (explaining/showing)งิ้วngíuงิ้วngíu1Chinese opera2silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)
Last night, there was a Chinese opera performance at the shrine.
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ตอนเด็กๆdton dèk-dèkอากงaa-gongชอบchôpพาpaaผมpŏmไปดูbpai dooงิ้วngíuที่têeเยาวราชyao-wá-râatเป็นประจำbpen bprà-jam
When I was a kid, my grandpa used to take me to watch Chinese opera in Yaowarat a lot.
นักแสดงnák-sà-dɛɛngงิ้วngíuต้องdtɔ̂ngใช้เวลาchái-wee-laaแต่งหน้าdtɛ̀ng-nâaนานมากnaan-mâakและlɛ́ชุดchútที่ใส่tîi-sàiก็gɔ̂สวยงามsǔuai-ngaamอลังการà-lang-gaan
Chinese opera performers have to spend a very long time on their makeup, and the costumes they wear are beautifully elaborate.
แม้ว่าmɛ́ɛ-wâaงิ้วngíuจะjàได้รับความนิยมdâi-ráp-kwaam-ní-yomน้อยลงnɔ́ɔi-longในหมู่nai-mùuคนรุ่นใหม่kon-rûn-màiแต่dtɛ̀ɛก็gɔ̂ยังคงyang-kongเป็นมรดกbpen-mɔɔ-rá-dòkทางวัฒนธรรมtaang-wát-tá-ná-tamที่สำคัญtîi-sǎm-kanของkɔ̌ɔngชาวไทยchaao-taiเชื้อสายchʉ́ʉa-sǎaiจีนjiin
Although Chinese opera has become less popular among the younger generation, it remains an important cultural heritage for Thai people of Chinese descent.
2NounB1
silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)
a tall tropical tree with large red flowers; Bombax ceiba
Examples
แถวบ้านtɛ̌ɛo-bâanแถวบ้านtɛ̌ɛo-bâanneighborhood; local areaฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoต้นdtônต้นdtôn1tree; plant2beginning; early3origin; source; root cause4stem; trunk; stalk; base5classifier: trees; plants; poles6initial; primary (as prefix)งิ้วngíuงิ้วngíu1Chinese opera2silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)ต้นdtônต้นdtôn1tree; plant2beginning; early3origin; source; root cause4stem; trunk; stalk; base5classifier: trees; plants; poles6initial; primary (as prefix)ใหญ่yàiใหญ่yài1big; large2major; important3elder; seniorหนึ่งnʉ̀ngหนึ่งnʉ̀ng1one (number)2a; one; a single3a certain; a particular4first; top; foremostต้นdtônต้นdtôn1tree; plant2beginning; early3origin; source; root cause4stem; trunk; stalk; base5classifier: trees; plants; poles6initial; primary (as prefix)
Near my house, there is one big Bombax ceiba tree.
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เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaลมlomพัดpátปุยbpuiนุ่นnûnจากjàakฝักfàkงิ้วngíuจะปลิวjà-bpliuไปทั่วbpai-tûuaบริเวณbɔɔ-rí-ween
When the wind blows, the fluff from the Bombax ceiba pods flies all over the area.
ดอกdɔ̀ɔkงิ้วngíuสีแดงสดsǐi-dɛɛng-sòtร่วงหล่นrûuang-lònเต็มdtemพื้นpʉ́ʉnใต้dtâaiต้นdtônดูduuสวยงามsǔuai-ngaamมากmâak
The bright red flowers of the Bombax ceiba have fallen and cover the ground under the tree, looking very beautiful.
ต้นdtônงิ้วngíuที่tîiยืนต้นyʉʉn-dtônตระหง่านdtrà-ngàanกลางglaangทุ่งนาtûng-naaเป็นbpenสัญลักษณ์sǎn-yá-lákที่tîiชาวบ้านchaao-bâanรู้จักrúu-jàkกันganมาmaaหลายlǎaiชั่วอายุคนchûua-aa-yú-kon
The Bombax ceiba tree that stands majestically in the middle of the rice field is a landmark that villagers have known for generations.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
ngíu
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + Mai tho → 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 | — | — |