ถือดี
tʉ̌ʉ-diiMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] be arrogant; conceited
to be arrogant, conceited, or overconfident, often due to an excessively high opinion of oneself.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringถือดีtʉ̌ʉ-diiถือดีtʉ̌ʉ-dii[to] be arrogant; conceitedไม่ค่อยmâi-kɔ̂iไม่ค่อยmâi-kɔ̂i1rarely; seldom; not often2not very; hardly (degree)ยอมyɔɔmยอมyɔɔm1[to] agree; consent2[to] allow; permit3[to] yield; give in; submit4[to] admit (acknowledge)รับฟังความคิดเห็นráp-fang-kwaam-kít-hěnรับฟังความคิดเห็นráp-fang-kwaam-kít-hěn[to] listen to [sb]'s opinions; [to] conduct a public hearingของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉnคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉn1other people; others2someone else; another person
He is an arrogant person; he rarely listens to other people's opinions.
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อย่าyàaถือดีtʉ̌ʉ-diiว่าwâaตัวเองdtuua-eengเก่งgèngกว่าgwàaใครkraiเพราะprɔ́เหนือnʉ̌ʉaฟ้าfáaยังyangมีmiiฟ้าfáaเสมอsà-mə̌ə
Don't be conceited and think you're better than everyone, because there's always someone better.
เขาkǎoแพ้pɛ́ɛการแข่งขันgaan-kɛ̀ng-kǎnก็gɔ̂เพราะprɔ́มัวแต่muua-dtɛ̀ɛถือดีtʉ̌ʉ-diiและlɛ́ประเมินbprà-məənคู่ต่อสู้kûu-dtɔ̀ɔ-sûuต่ำdtàmเกินไปgəən-bpai
He lost the competition because he was being overconfident and underestimated his opponent.
ความถือดีkwaam-tʉ̌ʉ-diiของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoที่tîiคิดว่าkít-wâaตนเองdton-eengรู้rúuทุกtúkเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangทำให้tam-hâiไม่มีmâi-miiใครkraiอยากyàakทำงานtam-ngaanร่วมกับrûuam-gàpเขาkǎo
His arrogance in thinking he knows everything makes no one want to work with him.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
tʉ̌ʉ
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ถือtʉ̌ʉถือtʉ̌ʉ1[to] hold; carry (by hand)2[to] regard; consider; deem3[to] observe; keep (rules, precepts, fast)4[to] be strict/particular about[to] hold; carry (by hand)Part 1
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ถือดีtʉ̌ʉ-diiถือดีtʉ̌ʉ-dii[to] be arrogant; conceited[to] be arrogant; conceitedWord