ฝุ่นธุลี(fùn tú-lee)

Meanings

1NounB1

dust; fine particles

Very fine particles of dry matter in the air or on surfaces; dust.

Examples

บนbonบนbon1on; upon2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)ชั้นวางหนังสือchán waang năng-sĕuชั้นวางหนังสือchán waang năng-sĕu1bookshelf2bookcase; shelving unitมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoฝุ่นธุลีfùn tú-leeฝุ่นธุลีfùn tú-lee1dust; fine particles2a tiny speck; minute amount3something/someone insignificant (figurative)เยอะมากyér mâakเยอะมากyér mâak1very many; numerous (colloquial)2very much; a lot (colloquial)
There is a lot of dust on the bookshelf.
2NounB2

a tiny speck; minute amount

An extremely small bit or speck of something; a minute quantity.

Examples

เด็กๆdèk dèkเด็กๆdèk dèk1children; kids2childish; immature3easy; trivial (colloquial)กินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] consume; use up4[to be] corrosive; erode5[to] take (a bribe); pocketขนมkà-nŏmขนมkà-nŏm1snack; sweet; dessert2confectionery; pastryกันganกันgan1each other; one another (post-verb marker)2[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block3classifier: panel; partition; screen (rare)4together; together with5protective; preventive (modifier)6I; me (informal, male speech)7[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofหมดเกลี้ยงmòt glîiangหมดเกลี้ยงmòt glîiang1all gone; completely used up; sold out2completely; leaving nothingไม่เหลือmâi lĕuuaไม่เหลือmâi lĕuuanone left; all goneแม้แต่máe dtàeแม้แต่máe dtàeeven (emphasizing an extreme or unlikely example)ฝุ่นธุลีfùn tú-leeฝุ่นธุลีfùn tú-lee1dust; fine particles2a tiny speck; minute amount3something/someone insignificant (figurative)
The children ate all the snacks, not leaving even a speck behind.
3NounC1

something/someone insignificant (figurative)

Figurative: something or someone of very little significance or value; a mere speck.

Examples

ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)จักรวาลjàk-grà-waanจักรวาลjàk-grà-waan1realm; sphere (figurative)2universe; cosmosอันanอันan1which; that (relative pronoun, formal/literary)2thing; item (formal/archaic)3classifier for small/abstract items; pieces; units (written/formal)4that (demonstrative pronoun/determiner, formal/poetic)กว้างใหญ่gwâang yàiกว้างใหญ่gwâang yàivast; extensiveปัญหาbpan-hăaปัญหาbpan-hăa1problem; issue2question (for discussion)ของเราkŏng raoของเราkŏng rao1our (belonging to us)2ours3our side; our group (we/us collectively)ก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsแค่kâeแค่kâe1only; just2merely; simply (downplaying)3only; just (preposition)ฝุ่นธุลีfùn tú-leeฝุ่นธุลีfùn tú-lee1dust; fine particles2a tiny speck; minute amount3something/someone insignificant (figurative)
In the vast universe, our problems are merely specks of dust.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ฝุ่นfùnฝุ่นfùn1dust; fine dry particles2particulate matter (air pollution)Part 1
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ธุลีtú-leeธุลีtú-lee1dust; fine particles (formal/literary)2a speck; a tiny or insignificant amount (figurative)Part 2
ฝุ่นธุลีfùn tú-leeฝุ่นธุลีfùn tú-leedust; fine particles