ฉ้อ
chɔ̂ɔMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] cheat; [to] defraud
to cheat, defraud, swindle, or embezzle
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillถูกtùukถูกtùuk1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3[to] touch; come into contact with [sb/sth]4to be correct/right5proper; morally right6[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)7passive marker (often adverse)ตำรวจdtam-rùuatตำรวจdtam-rùuatpolice; police officerจับjàpจับjàp1[to] hold; grasp2[to] touch; feel3[to] catch; seize; capture4[to] arrest5[to] detect; pick up; sense6[to] attack; come on (of fever)7[to] settle on; stick to a surfaceเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyฉ้อchɔ̂ɔฉ้อchɔ̂ɔ[to] cheat; [to] defraudเงินngənเงินngən1money2funds; finances3silver (metal)ของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsเพื่อนร่วมงานpʉ̂ʉan-rûuam-ngaanเพื่อนร่วมงานpʉ̂ʉan-rûuam-ngaancoworker; colleague; workmate
He was arrested by the police for embezzling his coworkers' money.
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อย่าyàaไปไว้bpai wáiใจjaiคนนี้kon néeนะnáเขาkăoชอบchôpหาช่องทางhăa chông taangฉ้อchôrเงินngernคนอื่นkon èunอยู่เสมอyòo sà-mŏer
Don't trust this person; he is always looking for ways to swindle other people's money.
บริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtแห่งนี้hɛ̀ng-níiถูกtùukฟ้องร้องfɔ́ɔng-rɔ́ɔngเพราะprɔ́ไปbpaiฉ้อchɔ̂ɔเงินลงทุนngən-long-tunของkɔ̌ɔngลูกค้าlûuk-káaหลายสิบlǎai-sìpล้านláanบาทbàat
This company was sued for defrauding tens of millions of baht of customers' investment money.
การกระทำgaan-grà-tamของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoถือเป็นtʉ̌ʉ-bpenการgaanฉ้อchɔ̂ɔทรัพย์สินsáp-sǐnของkɔ̌ɔngบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtซึ่งsʉ̂ngเป็นbpenความผิดkwaam-pìtทางอาญาtaang-aa-yaaที่tîiร้ายแรงráai-rɛɛng
His actions are considered embezzling the company's assets, which is a serious criminal offense.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Falling tone
chɔ̂ɔ
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
High class + Mai tho → Falling
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 | — | — |