ชิ้วๆ
chíu chíuMeaning
1InterjectionA2
shoo; go away
An exclamation used to drive or chase away animals or people
Examples
ชิ้วๆchíu chíuชิ้วๆchíu chíushoo; go awayไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyไกลๆglai glaiไกลๆglai glai1from afar; at a distance2far-off; distantเลยloieเลยloie1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedไอ้âiไอ้âi1derogatory prefix (male-referencing)2this/that damn… (insulting)3familiar prefix (coarse, colloq.)หมาmăaหมาmăa1dog2dog (insult)
Shoo, shoo! Go far away, dog!
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Shoo, shoo! Don't come near my food.
เธอterส่งเสียงsòng sĭiangชิ้วๆchíu chíuเพื่อpêuuaไล่lâiนกnókที่têeลงมาlong maaกินข้าวgin kâaoในnaiนาnaa
She made a "shoo, shoo" sound to chase away the birds that came down to eat rice in the field.
เวลาที่way-laa têeแมวmaeoพยายามpá-yaa-yaamจะjàขึ้นมาkêun maaนอนnonบนbonโซฟาsoh-faaแม่mâeของฉันkŏng chănมักจะmák jàไล่lâiมันmanด้วยdûuayเสียงsĭiangชิ้วๆchíu chíuเสมอsà-mĕr
Whenever the cat tries to get up and sleep on the sofa, my mom always chases it away with a "shoo, shoo" sound.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ชิ้วๆ said ชิ้ว-ชิ้ว?
chíu chíu
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
chíu
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + Mai tho → High
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 | — | — |