ท่วมหัว
tûuam hŭua
Meanings
1VerbB1
[to] flood over [sb]'s head
[Of water] to rise to or above head level; to submerge [sb] up to or over the head.
Examples
อย่าyàaอย่าyàa1don’t; do not (negative imperative)2don’t … yet; hold offว่ายwâaiว่ายwâai1[to] swim2[to] float/drift (in liquid)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)ตรงนั้นdtrong nánตรงนั้นdtrong nán1there; at that spot2that place3that … there (post-nominal)นะnáนะná1[!] persuasive/confirming particle2[!] softener; friendly particle3[!] attention-getter (initial position)น้ำลึกnáam léukน้ำลึกnáam léukdeep waterท่วมหัวtûuam hŭuaท่วมหัวtûuam hŭua1overwhelmed; swamped (with [sth])2[to] flood over [sb]'s head
Don't swim over there, the water is deep enough to go over your head.
2AdjectiveB2
overwhelmed; swamped (with [sth])
Idiomatic: describes [sb] having far too much of [sth] (e.g., work, debt), so it feels unmanageable.
Examples
ช่วงนี้chûuang néeช่วงนี้chûuang née1these days; lately; currently2this period (of time); the current periodฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ออกไปòk bpaiออกไปòk bpai1[to] go out; leave; exit2[to] lead out to; extend to3[!] Get out!ไหนnăiไหนnăi1which (asking to choose)2which one; which person/thing3where (question)4ever; any (indefinite)ไม่ได้mâi dâaiไม่ได้mâi dâai1cannot; not allowed; impossible2did not3[to] fail to get/receive [sth]4unacceptable; not allowed (won’t do)5No way!; absolutely not6not really/actually (corrective)เลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)เพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoงานท่วมหัวngaan tûuam hŭuaงานท่วมหัวngaan tûuam hŭua[to be] overwhelmed with work
I can't go anywhere these days because I'm swamped with work.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
ล้นมือlón meuuล้นมือlón meuu1overwhelming; more than [sb] can handle2[to] exceed [sb]’s capacity; be more than [sb] can handle
- overwhelming; more than [sb] can handle
- [to] exceed [sb]’s capacity; be more than [sb] can handle
ล้นพ้นตัวlón pón dtuuaล้นพ้นตัวlón pón dtuuaoverwhelming; unmanageable
overwhelming; unmanageable
เต็มมือdtem meuuเต็มมือdtem meuu1handful; full in the hand2plenty; more than enough (to handle); [adv] fully
- handful; full in the hand
- plenty; more than enough (to handle); [adv] fully
Word Breakdown
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ท่วมหัวtûuam hŭuaท่วมหัวtûuam hŭua[to] flood over [sb]'s head