ฉายแวว(chăai waew)
Meanings
1VerbB2
[to] show signs (of); show promise
to display early signs of a quality, talent, or potential; to show promise
Examples
นักเตะnák dtèนักเตะnák dtèfootballer; soccer playerเยาวชนyao-wá-chonเยาวชนyao-wá-chon1youth; young people2youth (a young person)คนนี้kon néeคนนี้kon néethis personฉายแววchăai waewฉายแววchăai waew1[to] reveal a glimmer (of emotion/quality)2[to] show signs (of); show promiseเก่งgèngเก่งgèng1[to] be good at; excel2smart; quick-witted3skilled; good atตั้งแต่dtâng dtàeตั้งแต่dtâng dtàefrom; since (starting point)เด็กdèkเด็กdèk1child; kid2young person (informal)คาดว่าkâat wâaคาดว่าkâat wâa[to] expect (that); [to] predict/estimate (that)จะเป็นjà bpenจะเป็นjà bpen1whether it be (fixed pattern)2will be; will becomeกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1power (physics)2troops; forces3currently; in the middle of4power; strengthสำคัญsăm-kanสำคัญsăm-kan1important; significant; essential2[to] think; assume; suppose (often mistakenly)ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2property; goods3thing; item; stuffทีมteemทีมteemteam; groupในอนาคตnai à-naa-kótในอนาคตnai à-naa-kótin the future
This young player has shown promise since he was a kid; it's expected he will be a key force for the team in the future.
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ลูกสาวlôok săaoคุณkunฉายแววchăai waewความเป็นศิลปินkwaam bpen sĭn-lá-bpinนะnáดูdooจากjàakภาพวาดpâap wâatที่têeเขาkăoส่งsòngเข้าkâoประกวดbprà-gùuatสิsì
Your daughter is showing promise as an artist, just look at the painting she submitted to the contest.
ตั้งแต่dtâng dtàeสมัยเรียนsà-măi riianมหาวิทยาลัยmá-hăa-wít-tá-yaa-laiเขาkăoฉายแววchăai waewความเป็นผู้นำkwaam bpen pûu namที่têeโดดเด่นdòht dènเหนือnĕuuaเพื่อนpêuuanรุ่นrûnเดียวกันdiao gan
Since his university days, he has displayed outstanding leadership potential that set him apart from his peers.
บริษัทสตาร์ทอัพbo-rí-sàt sà-dtáat-âpแห่งนี้hàeng néeเริ่มrêrmฉายแววchăai waewความสำเร็จkwaam săm-rètหลังจากlăng jàakผลิตภัณฑ์pà-lìt-dtà-panของkŏngพวกเขาpûuak kăoได้รับความนิยมdâai ráp kwaam ní-yomอย่างล้นหลามyàang lón lăam
This startup company is starting to show signs of success after their product became overwhelmingly popular.
2VerbB2
[to] reveal a glimmer (of emotion/quality)
to show a hint or glint of a feeling or quality, often visible in one’s eyes or expression (e.g., eyes showing anger, kindness, determination)
Examples
พอporพอpor1enough; sufficient2[to] suffice; be enough3quite; rather; fairly4as soon as; when5enough; sufficientlyเขาkăoเขาkăo1they; them (context-dependent)2she; her3mountain; hill4horn5he; himพูดถึงpôot tĕungพูดถึงpôot tĕung1talk about; mention; bring up2speaking of ...; regarding ...ลูกชายlôok chaaiลูกชายlôok chaaison; male childดวงตาduuang dtaaดวงตาduuang dtaaeyeของเขาkŏng kăoของเขาkŏng kăohis; hers; theirsก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3well; after all (emphasis/justification)4topic/resumption marker5conditional marker (if… then…)ฉายแววchăai waewฉายแววchăai waew1[to] reveal a glimmer (of emotion/quality)2[to] show signs (of); show promiseแห่งhàengแห่งhàeng1place; location (formal)2of; belonging to (formal)3classifier: places/institutionsความภาคภูมิใจkwaam phâak poom jaiความภาคภูมิใจkwaam phâak poom jai1pride; sense of pride2source/point of pride
When he spoke of his son, his eyes showed a glint of pride.
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ฉันchănเห็นhĕnแววตาwaew dtaaของkŏngเธอterฉายแววchăai waewความผิดหวังkwaam pìt wăngเล็กน้อยlék nóiตอนที่dton têeเขาkăoปฏิเสธbpà-dtì-sètคำชวนkam chuan
I saw her eyes show a hint of disappointment when he declined the invitation.
แม้máeใบหน้าbai nâaจะjàเรียบเฉยrîiap chŏeiแต่dtàeแววตาwaew dtaaของเขาkŏng kăoกลับglàpฉายแววchăai waewความไม่พอใจkwaam mâi por jaiอย่างชัดเจนyàang chát jayn
Although his face was expressionless, his eyes clearly showed a glint of dissatisfaction.
ในnaiวินาทีwí-naa-teeที่têeคู่ต่อสู้kôo dtòr sôoพลาดท่าplâat tâaดวงตาduuang dtaaของkŏngนักมวยnák muuayฝ่ายแดงfàai daengก็gâwฉายแววchăai waewของkŏngนักล่าnák lâaผู้pôoไม่mâiปรานีbpraa-nee
In the second the opponent faltered, the red-corner boxer's eyes flashed with the glint of a merciless predator.
Related Words
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มีแววmee waewมีแววmee waew1[to] show promise; [to] have potential2[to] seem likely; [to] show signs [sth] will happen
- [to] show promise; [to] have potential
- [to] seem likely; [to] show signs [sth] will happen
ส่องแสงsòng săengส่องแสงsòng săeng1[to] shine; emit light2[to] stand out; attract attention; show promise (figurative)
- [to] shine; emit light
- [to] stand out; attract attention; show promise (figurative)
ฉายแสงchăai săengฉายแสงchăai săeng1[to] treat [sb] with radiation; undergo radiotherapy2[to] shine; emit light3[to] stand out; shine (show one's ability)
- [to] treat [sb] with radiation; undergo radiotherapy
- [to] shine; emit light
- [to] stand out; shine (show one's ability)
Word Breakdown
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ฉายแววchăai waewฉายแววchăai waew[to] show signs (of); show promise