งิ้ว(ngíu)
Meanings
1NounB1
Chinese opera
Traditional Chinese opera, combining singing, acting, music, and stylized movement; in Thailand, often performed in Teochew.
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เมื่อคืนmêuua keunเมื่อคืนmêuua keun1last night2last night (the night before today)ที่têeที่têe1at; in; to (a place)2classifier: places; seats; individual servings3when; the time that (time marker)4place; spot; seat; space5ordinal marker6that/which/who (relative marker)ศาลเจ้าsăan jâoศาลเจ้าsăan jâoshrineมีmeeมีmee1[to] experience; undergo2[to] have; possess3there is/are; existการแสดงgaan sà-daengการแสดงgaan sà-daeng1performance; 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-daengงิ้วngíuต้องdtôngใช้เวลาchái way-laaแต่งหน้าdtàeng nâaนานมากnaan mâakและláeชุดchútที่ใส่têe sàiก็gâwสวยงามsŭuay ngaamอลังการà-lang-gaan
Chinese opera performers have to spend a very long time on their makeup, and the costumes they wear are beautifully elaborate.
แม้ว่าmáe wâaงิ้วngíuจะjàได้รับความนิยมdâai ráp kwaam ní-yomน้อยลงnói longในหมู่nai mòoคนรุ่นใหม่kon rûn màiแต่dtàeก็gâwยังคงyang kongเป็นมรดกbpen mɔɔ-rá-dòkทางวัฒนธรรมtaang wát-tá-ná-tamที่สำคัญtêe săm-kanของkŏngชาวไทยchaao taiเชื้อสายchéuua săaiจีนjeen
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
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แถวบ้านtăeo bâanแถวบ้านtăeo bâanneighborhood; local areaฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)มีmeeมีmee1[to] experience; undergo2[to] have; possess3there is/are; existต้นdtônต้นdtôn1classifier: trees; plants; poles2tree; plant3initial; primary (as prefix)4beginning; early5origin; source; root cause6stem; trunk; stalk; baseงิ้วngíuงิ้วngíu1Chinese opera2silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)ต้นdtônต้นdtôn1classifier: trees; plants; poles2tree; plant3initial; primary (as prefix)4beginning; early5origin; source; root cause6stem; trunk; stalk; baseใหญ่yàiใหญ่yài1elder; senior2big; large3major; importantหนึ่งnèungหนึ่งnèung1a certain; a particular2a; one; a single3one (number)4first; top; foremostต้นdtônต้นdtôn1classifier: trees; plants; poles2tree; plant3initial; primary (as prefix)4beginning; early5origin; source; root cause6stem; trunk; stalk; base
Near my house, there is one big Bombax ceiba tree.
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เมื่อmêuuaลมlomพัดpátปุยbpuiนุ่นnûnจากjàakฝักfàkงิ้วngíuจะปลิวjà bpliuไปทั่วbpai tûuaบริเวณbo-rí-wayn
When the wind blows, the fluff from the Bombax ceiba pods flies all over the area.
ดอกdòkงิ้วngíuสีแดงสดsĕe daeng sòtร่วงหล่นrûang lònเต็มdtemพื้นpéunใต้dtâiต้นdtônดูdooสวยงามsŭuay ngaamมากmâak
The bright red flowers of the Bombax ceiba have fallen and cover the ground under the tree, looking very beautiful.
ต้นdtônงิ้วngíuที่têeยืนต้นyeun dtônตระหง่านdtrà-ngàanกลางglaangทุ่งนาtûng naaเป็นbpenสัญลักษณ์sàn-yá-lákที่têeชาวบ้านchaao bâanรู้จักrúu jàkกันganมาmaaหลายlăaiชั่วอายุคนchûua 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.