จุดตาย
jùt-dtaaiMeaning
1NounB2
critical weakness; Achilles' heel; fatal point
a vulnerable spot that can lead to death or complete failure; a critical weakness or flaw.
Examples
การบริการลูกค้าgaan-bɔɔ-rí-gaan-lûuk-káaการบริการลูกค้าgaan-bɔɔ-rí-gaan-lûuk-káacustomer service; customer supportที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerไม่ดีmâi-diiไม่ดีmâi-dii1not good; bad; poor (quality/condition)2improper; immoral3not well; unwell; not okay4badly; poorlyคือkʉʉคือkʉʉ1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.จุดตายjùt-dtaaiจุดตายjùt-dtaaicritical weakness; Achilles' heel; fatal pointของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsร้านอาหารráan-aa-hǎanร้านอาหารráan-aa-hǎanrestaurant; eateryหลายแห่งlǎai-hɛ̀ngหลายแห่งlǎai-hɛ̀ngin many places
Bad customer service is the critical weakness of many restaurants.
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ความประมาทkwaam-bprà-mâatของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoเป็นbpenจุดตายjùt-dtaaiที่tîiทำให้tam-hâiเขาkǎoแพ้pɛ́ɛการแข่งขันgaan-kɛ̀ng-kǎn
His carelessness was the critical flaw that caused him to lose the competition.
นักวิจารณ์nák-wí-jaanชี้ว่าchíi-wâaการดำเนินเรื่องgaan-dam-nəən-rʉ̂ʉangที่tîiคาดเดาkâat-daoง่ายngâaiคือkʉʉจุดตายjùt-dtaaiของkɔ̌ɔngภาพยนตร์pâap-pá-yonเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนี้níi
Critics pointed out that the predictable plot is this movie's fatal flaw.
การพึ่งพาgaan-pʉ̂ng-paaลูกค้ารายใหญ่lûuk-káa-raai-yàiเพียงpiiangรายเดียวraai-diiaoอาจàatกลายเป็นglaai-bpenจุดตายjùt-dtaaiของkɔ̌ɔngบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtได้dâaiหากhàakลูกค้าlûuk-káaยกเลิกสัญญาyók-lə̂ək-sǎn-yaa
Relying on a single major client could become the company's fatal flaw if the client cancels the contract.
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
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ด, a stop, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
jùt
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
จุดjùtจุดjùt1dot; spot; speck2point (location/time)3[to] light; ignite4full stop; period5point (argument/aspect)6decimal point7point (classifier for small dots/points)dot; spot; speckPart 1
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ตายdtaaiตายdtaai1[to] die; pass away2dead3[of devices] dead; not working4be doomed; be in big trouble (informal)5extremely; utterly (intensifier, informal)[to] die; pass awayPart 2
จุดตายjùt-dtaaiจุดตายjùt-dtaaicritical weakness; Achilles' heel; fatal pointcritical weakness; Achilles' heel; fatal pointWord