ฝีไม้ลายมือ(fĕe máai laai meu)
Meanings
1NounB2
skill; craftsmanship; workmanship
someone's practical ability in doing work, craft, or art; their craftsmanship or workmanship.
Examples
ช่างไม้châng máiช่างไม้châng máicarpenter; woodworkerคนนี้kon néeคนนี้kon néethis personฝีไม้ลายมือfĕe máai laai meuฝีไม้ลายมือfĕe máai laai meu1skill; craftsmanship; workmanship2distinctive style; personal touch3handiwork (attribution)ดีมากdee mâakดีมากdee mâak1very good; excellent2Excellent!; Well done!3very wellเฟอร์นิเจอร์fer-ni-jêrเฟอร์นิเจอร์fer-ni-jêrfurnitureทุกtúkทุกtúk1every; each2every (interval/frequency)ชิ้นchínชิ้นchín1classifier: pieces/items2piece; item; fragment; sliceออกมาòk maaออกมาòk maa1[to] come out; emerge2[to] be released; be made public3[to] turn out; end up4[to] come forward; speak outสวยงามsŭuay ngaamสวยงามsŭuay ngaam1beautiful; lovely2splendid; elegant (style/design)ไร้ที่ติrái têe dtìไร้ที่ติrái têe dtìflawless; impeccable; beyond reproach
This carpenter's workmanship is excellent; every piece of furniture comes out beautifully flawless.
2NounC1
distinctive style; personal touch
a person's distinctive style or personal touch evident in the results of their work or actions.
Examples
แค่kâeแค่kâe1only; just2merely; simply (downplaying)3only; just (preposition)เห็นhĕnเห็นhĕn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asการจัดgaan jàtการจัดgaan jàt1arranging; organizing (the act/process)2arrangement; layout; setup (result)3organizing/hosting (an event)จานjaanจานjaan1plate; dish (tableware)2dish antenna; satellite dish3classifier for plates/servingsก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerรู้rúuรู้rúu1[to] know; be aware of2[to] know how (to do)3[to] feel; sense; perceive4be acquainted with (someone/thing)5[to] realize; find out; learnแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsฝีไม้ลายมือfĕe máai laai meuฝีไม้ลายมือfĕe máai laai meu1skill; craftsmanship; workmanship2distinctive style; personal touch3handiwork (attribution)ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsเชฟchépเชฟchépchef; professional cookคนนี้kon néeคนนี้kon néethis personแน่นอนnâe nonแน่นอนnâe non1certain; sure2definite; fixed3certainly; definitely4[!] of course; certainly
Just by seeing the plating, I knew it was definitely the signature style of this chef.
3NounC1
handiwork (attribution)
used to indicate that something is the handiwork of a particular person, often implying authorship or responsibility.
Examples
แจกันjae-ganแจกันjae-ganvaseที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotแตกdtàekแตกdtàek1[to] crack; break; shatter2[to] burst; rupture3broken; cracked4[to] split up; fall apart (figurative)5[to] leak out; be revealed (slang)6[to] ejaculate; climax (slang)เป็นชิ้นๆbpen chín-chínเป็นชิ้นๆbpen chín-chínin pieces; into piecesนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsฝีไม้ลายมือfĕe máai laai meuฝีไม้ลายมือfĕe máai laai meu1skill; craftsmanship; workmanship2distinctive style; personal touch3handiwork (attribution)ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsเจ้าjâoเจ้าjâo1lord; master; owner2ruler; prince (royal title)3deity; spirit (title/noun)4prefix: owner/proprietor; honorific title5classifier: owners/deities (set expressions)6you (familiar/regional; archaic/literary)แมวmaeoแมวmaeo1cat2cat (any feline)ตัวแสบdtuua sàepตัวแสบdtuua sàep1mischief-maker; naughty rascal2main culprit; chief source of troubleแน่ๆnâe nâeแน่ๆnâe nâedefinitely; for sure; certainly
This shattered vase must be the handiwork of that naughty cat.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
ฝีมือfĕe meuฝีมือfĕe meu1skill; craftsmanship; workmanship2workmanship; handiwork3culprit’s handiwork (fig.)
- skill; craftsmanship; workmanship
- workmanship; handiwork
- culprit’s handiwork (fig.)
งานฝีมือngaan fĕe meuuงานฝีมือngaan fĕe meuu1handicraft; craftwork2craftsmanship; workmanship3craft activity; handicrafts (as a hobby/subject)
- handicraft; craftwork
- craftsmanship; workmanship
- craft activity; handicrafts (as a hobby/subject)
ทักษะฝีมือták-sà fĭi-meuทักษะฝีมือták-sà fĭi-meumanual/practical skill; dexterity
manual/practical skill; dexterity
ความเก่งกาจkwaam gèng gàatความเก่งกาจkwaam gèng gàatskill; expertise; brilliance
skill; expertise; brilliance
ปลายมือbplaai meuuปลายมือbplaai meuu1cooking skill; signature taste2handiwork; craftsmanship
- cooking skill; signature taste
- handiwork; craftsmanship
Word Breakdown
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ฝีไม้ลายมือfĕe máai laai meuฝีไม้ลายมือfĕe máai laai meuskill; craftsmanship; workmanship