ซุ้ย
súiMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] shovel food into the mouth
to shovel food into the mouth, typically using chopsticks to eat rice or porridge
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillหิวhǐuหิวhǐu1hungry2[to] be hungry; feel hungryมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofเอาaoเอาao1[to] take; get; pick2[to] want (request/ordering)3[to] use; employ4[to] bring/take (for use)5marker: adverse consequence6come on; all right; go ahead7[to] have sex (vulgar slang)8keep on (doing); on and on (V + เอา ๆ)ตะเกียบdtà-gìiapตะเกียบdtà-gìiap1chopsticks2classifier: คู่ (pair); ข้าง (individual chopstick)3front fork (of a bicycle or motorcycle)ซุ้ยsúiซุ้ยsúi[to] shovel food into the mouthข้าวต้มkâao-dtômข้าวต้มkâao-dtômrice soup; rice porridgeเข้าปากkâo-bpàakเข้าปากkâo-bpàak[to] go into the mouthโดยdooiโดยdooi1by; via; through2in a ... way; -ly3according to; in accordance withไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ยอมyɔɔmยอมyɔɔm1[to] agree; consent2[to] allow; permit3[to] yield; give in; submit4[to] admit (acknowledge)พูดคุยpûut-kuiพูดคุยpûut-kui1[to] talk; chat2[to] discussกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)ใครkraiใครkrai1who2anyone; whoeverเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
He was so hungry that he used chopsticks to shovel rice porridge into his mouth without talking to anyone.
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การใช้gaan cháiตะเกียบdtà-gìiapซุ้ยsúiข้าวkâaoเข้าปากkâo bpàakคำkamโตๆdoh dtohถือเป็นtĕu bpenวิธีwí-teeกินginที่têeดูdooเอร็ดอร่อยà-rèt à-ròiมากmâak
Using chopsticks to shovel big bites of rice into your mouth is considered a very appetizing way to eat.
ในnaiวัฒนธรรมwát-tá-ná-tamการรับประทานอาหารgaan ráp-bprà-taan aa-hăanของkŏngชาวจีนchaao jeenการยกgaan yókชามchaamขึ้นมาkêun maaใกล้ๆglâi glâiแล้วláeoซุ้ยsúiข้าวkâaoเข้าปากkâo bpàakถือเป็นtĕu bpenเรื่องปกติrêuuang bpòk-gà-dtìและláeไม่ได้mâi dâaiดูdooเสียsĭiaมารยาทmaa-rá-yâat
In Chinese dining culture, lifting the bowl close and shoveling rice into your mouth is considered normal and doesn't look impolite.
คนงานkon-ngaanเหนื่อยล้าnʉ̀ʉai-láaจากjàakการทำงานหนักgaan-tam-ngaan-nàkมาmaaทั้งวันtáng-wanจึงjʉngรีบrîipซุ้ยsúiข้าวkâaoเข้าปากkâo-bpàakอย่างรวดเร็วyàang-rûuat-reoเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiมีmiiเวลาพักผ่อนwee-laa-pák-pɔ̀ɔnมากขึ้นmâak-kʉ̂n
The workers were exhausted from working hard all day, so they hurriedly shoveled rice into their mouths to have more time to rest.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
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
súi
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 | — | — |