จีนเทา

jiin-tao

Meaning

1NounC1

(colloq.) Chinese nationals involved in shady business; Chinese criminal syndicates

a colloquial term for Chinese nationals or Chinese-run networks involved in illegal or dubious business activities, especially in Thailand

Examples

ข่าวkàaoข่าวkàao1news; news report2rumor; hearsayช่วงนี้chûuang-níiช่วงนี้chûuang-níi1these days; lately; currently2this period (of time); the current periodมีแต่mii-dtɛ̀ɛมีแต่mii-dtɛ̀ɛ1have only; there is/are only; nothing but2do nothing but; only ever [do]3only serves to; merely results inเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)กลุ่มทุนglùm-tunกลุ่มทุนglùm-tun1business/financial bloc; big-business interests2investor consortium; funding groupจีนเทาjiin-taoจีนเทาjiin-tao(colloq.) Chinese nationals involved in shady business; Chinese criminal syndicatesที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเข้ามาkâo-maaเข้ามาkâo-maa1to come in; enter (toward the speaker)2to join/enter into (activity, group, context)3directional complement ‘in/toward here’เปิดbpə̀ətเปิดbpə̀ət1[to] open; uncover; unwrap2[to] turn on; switch on3[to] start; launch; open for business4[to] put on; play (music or video)ผับpàpผับpàppub; barในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ไทยtaiไทยtai1Thai (language)2Thai; of Thailand3Thai person
Lately, the news is all about grey Chinese capital groups opening pubs in Thailand.
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Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

2 syllables · pick one to see its rule

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classMid class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.

Mid class consonants

กจฎฏดตบปอ

Result

Mid tone

jiin

Level, in your normal speaking voice.

Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid

Tone chart

Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.

Mid classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——
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Word Breakdown

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จีนเทาjiin-taoจีนเทาjiin-tao(colloq.) Chinese nationals involved in shady business; Chinese criminal syndicates(colloq.) Chinese nationals involved in shady business; Chinese criminal syndicatesWord