ซิ่ว
sîuMeanings
1VerbB2
[to] retake entrance exams to change university
to take university entrance exams again after already entering or being accepted at a university, usually to change program or university
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เพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineเรียนriianเรียนriian1[to] study; learn2[to] take (a course/subject)3[to] respectfully inform; address (formal)วิศวะwít-sà-wáวิศวะwít-sà-wá1engineering (colloquial; field)2engineer (colloquial; person)3faculty of engineering (informal)ได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerปีbpiiปีbpii1year2classifier: yearsเดียวdiiaoเดียวdiiaosingle; one; only; sameก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerตัดสินใจdtàt-sǐn-jaiตัดสินใจdtàt-sǐn-jai[to] decideซิ่วsîuซิ่วsîu1[to] retake entrance exams to change university2longevity; god of longevityไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyเรียนหมอriian-mɔ̌ɔเรียนหมอriian-mɔ̌ɔ[to] study medicine
My friend studied engineering for one year and decided to drop out and retake the exam for medicine.
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ปีนี้bpii-níiมีmiiเด็กdèkซิ่วsîuมาmaaสอบเข้าsɔ̀ɔp-kâoคณะนิเทศศาสตร์ká-ná-ní-têet-sàatเยอะมากyə́-mâak
This year, there are a lot of exam-retakers applying for the Faculty of Communication Arts.
การตัดสินใจgaan dtàt-sĭn jaiซิ่วsîwไม่ใช่mâi châiเรื่องrêuuangแปลกbplàekถ้าtâaเราraoรู้สึกว่าrúu-sèuk wâaคณะká-náที่têeเรียนriianอยู่yòoไม่ใช่mâi châiทางtaangของเราkŏng raoจริงๆjing jing
Deciding to retake the entrance exam isn't strange if we feel that the faculty we are studying in isn't truly our path.
ถึงแม้tʉ̌ng-mɛ́ɛการgaanซิ่วsîuจะjàทำให้tam-hâiเสียเวลาsǐia-wee-laaไปbpaiบ้างbâangแต่dtɛ̀ɛก็gɔ̂คุ้มค่าkúm-kâaกว่าgwàaการทนgaan-tonเรียนriianในnaiสิ่งที่sìng-tîiไม่ชอบmâi-chɔ̂ɔpไปbpaiตลอดdtà-lɔ̀ɔtสี่sìiปีbpii
Even though retaking the university entrance exam wastes some time, it is more worthwhile than enduring studying something you dislike for four years.
2NounC1
longevity; god of longevity
long life or longevity; also the Chinese god of longevity, especially in the group ฮกฮกhók1good fortune; blessings2Chinese god of good fortune3overgrown; untidy; cluttered ลก ซิ่วซิ่วsîu1[to] retake entrance exams to change university2longevity; god of longevity
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คนจีนkon-jiinคนจีนkon-jiinChinese person; Chinese peopleชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)มอบmɔ̂ɔpมอบmɔ̂ɔp1[to] give; present; hand over2[to] assign; entrust; delegate3[to] award; conferรูปปั้นrûup-bpânรูปปั้นrûup-bpânstatue; sculpted figureฮกhókฮกhók1good fortune; blessings2Chinese god of good fortune3overgrown; untidy; clutteredลกlòkซิ่วsîuซิ่วsîu1[to] retake entrance exams to change university2longevity; god of longevityให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)กันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ของขวัญkɔ̌ɔng-kwǎnของขวัญkɔ̌ɔng-kwǎngift; presentขึ้นบ้านใหม่kʉ̂n-bâan-màiขึ้นบ้านใหม่kʉ̂n-bâan-mài1[to] hold a housewarming/house-blessing ceremony2housewarming (ceremony)
Chinese people like giving statues of Hok Lok Siew as housewarming gifts to each other.
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เทพเจ้าtêp jâoซิ่วsîwเป็นbpenสัญลักษณ์săn-yá-lákของkŏngการมีgaan meeอายุยืนaa-yú yeunยาวyaaoและláeสุขภาพsùk-kà-pâapที่têeแข็งแรงkăeng raeng
The god Siew is a symbol of longevity and good health.
ในnaiงานngaanแซยิดsae-yítของkŏngอากงaa-gongลูกหลานlôok lăanต่างdtàangอวยพรuuay ponให้hâiท่านtâanมีอายุmee aa-yuยืนยาวyeun-yaaoเหมือนmĕuuanเทพเจ้าtêp jâoซิ่วsîw
At Grandpa's milestone birthday celebration, the descendants wished him a long life like the god of longevity, Siew.
ตามdtaamคติความเชื่อká-dtì-kwaam-chʉ̂ʉaของkɔ̌ɔngชาวจีนchaao-jiinโบราณboo-raanการบูชาgaan-buu-chaaฮกhókลกlòkซิ่วsîuจะjàช่วยchûuaiดลบันดาลdon-ban-daanให้hâiครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaพบเจอpóp-jəəแต่dtɛ̀ɛความมั่งคั่งkwaam-mâng-kângบริบูรณ์bɔɔ-rí-buunและlɛ́มีอายุmii-aa-yúยืนนานyʉʉn-naan
According to ancient Chinese beliefs, worshiping Hok Lok Siew will bless the family with wealth, abundance, and longevity.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
sîu
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → 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 | — | — |