ผิดถูก
pìt-tùukMeaning
1NounB1
right and wrong
the quality of being right or wrong; correctness or incorrectness.
Examples
เด็กๆdèk dèkเด็กๆdèk dèk1children; kids2childish; immature3easy; trivial (colloquial)ยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)5to; towardแยกแยะyâek yáeแยกแยะyâek yáe1[to] distinguish; tell apart2[to] sort; classifyผิดถูกpìt tòokผิดถูกpìt tòokright and wrongไม่ค่อยmâi kôiไม่ค่อยmâi kôi1rarely; seldom; not often2not very; hardly (degree)ได้dâiได้dâi1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action marker
Children can't really distinguish right from wrong yet.
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เรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนี้níiไม่มีmâi-miiผิดถูกpìt-tùukตายตัวdtaai-dtuuaมันmanขึ้นอยู่กับkʉ̂n-yùu-gàpมุมมองmum-mɔɔngของkɔ̌ɔngแต่ละdtɛ̀ɛ-láคนkon
There is no absolute right or wrong in this matter; it depends on each person's perspective.
ตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiฉันchǎnไม่สนใจmâi-sǒn-jaiเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangผิดpìtถูกแล้วtùuk-lɛ́ɛoขอแค่kɔ̌ɔ-kɛ̂ɛได้dâaiทำtamในnaiสิ่งที่sìng-tîiเชื่อchʉ̂ʉaก็gɔ̂พอpɔɔ
Right now, I don't care about right or wrong anymore; as long as I can do what I believe in, that's enough.
การตัดสินgaan-dtàt-sǐnผิดถูกpìt-tùukในnaiประเด็นbprà-denทางจริยธรรมtaang-jà-rí-yá-tamที่tîiซับซ้อนsáp-sɔ́ɔnเช่นนี้chên-níiจำเป็นต้องjam-bpen-dtɔ̂ngอาศัยaa-sǎiวิจารณญาณwí-jaa-rá-ná-yaanอย่างสูงyàang-sǔung
Judging right and wrong on such a complex ethical issue requires a high degree of discernment.
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 endingDead syllableEnds in -ด, a stop, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
pìt
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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
ผิดpìtผิดpìt1wrong; incorrect2be wrong; make a mistake3illegal; against the law4improper; inappropriate5wrongly; incorrectly; mis-wrong; incorrectPart 1
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ถูกtùukถูกtùuk1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3[to] touch; come into contact with [sb/sth]4to be correct/right5proper; morally right6[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)7passive marker (often adverse)cheap; inexpensivePart 2
ผิดถูกpìt-tùukผิดถูกpìt-tùukright and wrongright and wrongWord