ฝ่ายแดง
fàai-dɛɛngMeanings
1NounB1
red side; red team
The team, side, or competitor represented by the color red, often in sports like boxing.
Examples
กองเชียร์gɔɔng-chiiaกองเชียร์gɔɔng-chiia1cheering section; group of supporters2support base; backersฝ่ายแดงfàai-dɛɛngฝ่ายแดงfàai-dɛɛng1red side; red team2the red side (Thai politics); Red Shirts supportersส่งsòngส่งsòng1[to] send; dispatch2[to] submit; hand in; turn in3[to] drop off; deliver (someone/something)4[to] pass (to); feed (a ball)5[to] emit; transmit; send out6[to] escort; see off7wholesaleเสียงเชียร์sǐiang-chiiaเสียงเชียร์sǐiang-chiiacheers; cheeringดังมากdang-mâakดังมากdang-mâak1very loud2very famous; highly popular
The red team's supporters are cheering very loudly.
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ในnaiการชกมวยgaan-chók-muuaiวันนี้wan-níiนักมวยnák-muuaiฝ่ายแดงfàai-dɛɛngดูduuจะjàได้เปรียบdâai-bprìiapเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangช่วงchûuangชกchók
In today's boxing match, the boxer from the red corner seems to have a reach advantage.
กรรมการgam-má-gaanให้hâiใบเหลืองbai-lʉ̌ʉangผู้เล่นpûu-lênของkɔ̌ɔngฝ่ายแดงfàai-dɛɛngหลังจากlǎng-jàakเข้าสกัดkâo-sà-gàtบอลbɔɔnอย่างรุนแรงyàang-run-rɛɛng
The referee gave a yellow card to a player on the red team after a rough tackle.
คะแนนká-nɛɛnของkɔ̌ɔngฝ่ายแดงfàai-dɛɛngนำnamอยู่yùuแค่kɛ̂ɛสองsɔ̌ɔngคะแนนká-nɛɛnทำให้tam-hâiเกมgeemในnaiครึ่งหลังkrʉ̂ng-lǎngน่าจะnâa-jàเข้มข้นkêm-kônขึ้นkʉ̂nอีกìik
The red side is only leading by two points, which should make the second half of the game even more intense.
2NounB2
the red side (Thai politics); Red Shirts supporters
In Thai politics, the side aligned with or supporting the Red Shirt movement; often used to refer to Red Shirt supporters (United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship, UDD).
Examples
ลุงlungลุงlung1uncle (older brother of either parent)2older man (form of address)3council tree; lofty fig (northern Thai)ของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerสนับสนุนsà-nàp-sà-nǔnสนับสนุนsà-nàp-sà-nǔn1[to] support; back; endorse2[to] sponsor; fund3[to] advocate; promoteฝ่ายแดงfàai-dɛɛngฝ่ายแดงfàai-dɛɛng1red side; red team2the red side (Thai politics); Red Shirts supportersอย่างyàangอย่างyàang1kind; type; sort2manner; way3classifier (for kinds/types)4like; as; such as5in the manner of; -lyเปิดเผยbpə̀ət-pə̌əiเปิดเผยbpə̀ət-pə̌əi1open; unconcealed; publicly known2[to] reveal; disclose; make public3open; frank; candid4openly; publicly; candidly
My uncle is someone who openly supports the red side.
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เขาkǎoเข้าร่วมkâo-rûuamการชุมนุมgaan-chum-numของkɔ̌ɔngฝ่ายแดงfàai-dɛɛngเกือบgʉ̀ʉapทุกครั้งtúk-krángในช่วงnai-chûuangนั้นnán
He joined almost every protest by the red side during that period.
ฐานเสียงtǎan-sǐiangที่สำคัญtîi-sǎm-kanของkɔ̌ɔngฝ่ายแดงfàai-dɛɛngส่วนใหญ่sùuan-yàiอยู่ในyùu-naiภาคตะวันออกเฉียงเหนือpâak-dtà-wan-ɔ̀ɔk-chǐiang-nʉ̌ʉaและlɛ́ภาคเหนือpâak-nʉ̌ʉaของkɔ̌ɔngประเทศไทยbprà-têet-tai
The major support base for the red side is mostly in the northeastern and northern regions of Thailand.
การวิเคราะห์gaan-wí-krɔ́จุดยืนjùt-yʉʉnและlɛ́อุดมการณ์ù-dom-gaanของkɔ̌ɔngฝ่ายแดงfàai-dɛɛngมีmiiความซับซ้อนkwaam-sáp-sɔ́ɔnและlɛ́เปลี่ยนแปลงbplìian-bplɛɛngไปตามbpai-dtaamบริบทbɔɔ-rí-bòtทางการเมืองtaang-gaan-mʉʉangในnaiแต่ละdtɛ̀ɛ-láยุคyúk
Analyzing the stance and ideology of the red side is complex and has changed according to the political context of each era.
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 markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
fàai
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + Mai ek → 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
ฝ่ายfàaiฝ่ายfàai1side; party; faction2department; section; division3(classifier) party/side; department4on the part of; from the side ofside; party; factionPart 1
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แดงdɛɛngแดงdɛɛng1red (color)2red color3[to] turn red; blush4[to] be exposed; come to light5red-shirt (Thai politics)red (color)Part 2
ฝ่ายแดงfàai-dɛɛngฝ่ายแดงfàai-dɛɛngred side; red teamred side; red teamWord