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búuai

Meanings

1NounA2

Chinese plum; Japanese apricot (Prunus mume)

a small sour plum (Prunus mume), used in East Asian cuisine and preserves

Examples

ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)ผลไม้pŏn-lá-máiผลไม้pŏn-lá-máifruitชื่อchêuชื่อchêu1name2reputation; renown3[to] be named; be calledบ๊วยbúuaiบ๊วยbúuai1Chinese plum; Japanese apricot (Prunus mume)2preserved sour plum; sour plum snack3last place; bottom of the standings (slang)รสเปรี้ยวrót bprîiaoรสเปรี้ยวrót bprîiaosour taste; sournessมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatly
I like the fruit called plum (ume); it’s very sour.
2NounA2

preserved sour plum; sour plum snack

a preserved sour plum or a snack/candy made from it

Examples

ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)อมบ๊วยom búuaiอมบ๊วยom búuai[to] suck on a salted plum candyเวลาway-laaเวลาway-laa1time2time; period; occasion3when; at the time (that)4time (classifier) [rare/idiomatic]นั่งnângนั่งnâng1[to] sit; sit down2[to] take; ride [sth] (vehicle)รถrótรถrót1vehicle (general)2car; automobile3train (only in compounds)4classifier: vehiclesเพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingช่วยchûuaiช่วยchûuai1please (polite request)2[to] save; rescue [sb]3[to] help; assist [sb/sth]แก้gâeแก้gâe1[to] fix; solve; correct2[to] undo; unfasten; untie3[to] edit; revise; amend4[to] take off (clothes)5[to] remedy; treat; counteractเมาmaoเมาmao1drunk; intoxicated2tipsy; buzzed3motion-sick; nauseated (e.g., carsick)
I like sucking on preserved sour plums when riding in a car because they help with motion sickness.
3NounB2

last place; bottom of the standings (slang)

slang: the lowest rank or last place in a competition, league, or ranking

Examples

ทีมเราteem raoทีมเราteem raoour teamอยู่yòoอยู่yòo1to be (located); be at2progressive/continuative marker3[to] live; reside; stay4to exist; remainอันดับan dàpอันดับan dàprank; order; levelบ๊วยbúuaiบ๊วยbúuai1Chinese plum; Japanese apricot (Prunus mume)2preserved sour plum; sour plum snack3last place; bottom of the standings (slang)หลังlăngหลังlăng1back (of body)2behind; at the back of3after; later than4roof (of a house)5CL: building; house; structure6rear; back (part)จบjòpจบjòp1[to] end; be over2[to] complete; finish (an activity/task)3[to] graduate4finished; over; done5[to] drop it; end (discussion/argument)เลกlâekเลกlâekcorvée laborer (historical)แรกrâekแรกrâek1first; earliest; initial2at first; initially3classifier: first time/round/periodต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightเร่งrêngเร่งrêng1[to] hurry; speed up; accelerate2[to] urge; press; push3urgent; expedited (attrib.)เก็บgèpเก็บgèp1to collect; pick up; gather2to tidy up; put in order3to charge; take (a fee/payment)4to keep back; save5[to] harvest; pick (fruit/flowers)6to keep; store; put away7to put away/holster (weapon); to concealแต้มdtâemแต้มdtâem1[to] score; dot; dab; apply a small amount2point; score; tally3dot; speck; spot4beauty mark; facial dotด่วนdùuanด่วนdùuan1urgent; immediate2urgent; express (service/class)3urgently; in a hurry
Our team is in last place after the first leg; we urgently need to rack up points.