ฟล็อป
flɔ́pMeanings
1VerbB2
[to] flop; fail badly; bomb
to be very unsuccessful or perform disastrously, especially in popularity, reception, or sales (e.g., a film, song, event, or product)
Examples
หนังnǎngหนังnǎng1skin; hide2leather3movie; filmเรื่องใหม่rʉ̂ʉang-màiเรื่องใหม่rʉ̂ʉang-màia new matter/topic/storyของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎohis; hers; theirsทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; makeรายได้raai-dâaiรายได้raai-dâai1income; earnings2revenue (business/government)3proceeds; takingsไม่ดีmâi-diiไม่ดีmâi-dii1not good; bad; poor (quality/condition)2improper; immoral3not well; unwell; not okay4badly; poorlyเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedสงสัยsǒng-sǎiสงสัยsǒng-sǎi1[to] doubt; be uncertain2[to] suspect3I wonder…; perhaps (colloq.)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ฟล็อปflɔ́pฟล็อปflɔ́p1[to] flop; fail badly; bomb2a flop; a big failure3(poker) the flopซะsáซะsá1imperative/emphatic particle2completive/emphatic particle (colloq.)แล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)
His new movie isn't making good money; I guess it's going to flop.
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สินค้าsǐn-káaตัวdtuuaนี้níiฟล็อปflɔ́pอย่างไม่เป็นท่าyàang-mâi-bpen-tâaเพราะprɔ́ดีไซน์dii-saaiไม่สวยmâi-sǔuaiและlɛ́ราคาraa-kaaแพงเกินไปpɛɛng-gəən-bpai
This product flopped badly because the design was not attractive and the price was too expensive.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàโปรโมตbproo-môotอย่างหนักyàang-nàkแต่dtɛ̀ɛนโยบายná-yoo-baaiดังกล่าวdang-glàaoกลับglàpฟล็อปflɔ́pอย่างสิ้นเชิงyàang-sîn-chəəngเนื่องจากnʉ̂ʉang-jàakไม่ได้รับmâi-dâi-rápการยอมรับgaan-yɔɔm-rápจากjàakประชาชนbprà-chaa-chonส่วนใหญ่sùuan-yài
Despite heavy promotion, the policy completely flopped as it failed to gain acceptance from the majority of the public.
หลายคนlǎai-konวิเคราะห์wí-krɔ́ว่าwâaสาเหตุsǎa-hèetที่tîiแคมเปญการตลาดkɛɛm-bpeen-gaan-dtà-làatนั้นnánฟล็อปflɔ́pอาจàatเป็นเพราะว่าbpen-prɔ́-wâaมันmanไม่สามารถmâi-sǎa-mâatเข้าถึงkâo-tʉ̌ngกลุ่มเป้าหมายglùm-bpâo-mǎaiได้dâaiอย่างมีประสิทธิภาพyàang-mii-bprà-sìt-tí-pâap
Many people analyzed that the reason the marketing campaign flopped might be because it couldn't effectively reach the target audience.
2NounB2
a flop; a big failure
something that turns out very unsuccessful, such as a show, film, event, or product
Examples
หนังnǎngหนังnǎng1skin; hide2leather3movie; filmที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerลงทุนlong-tunลงทุนlong-tun1[to] invest (money; resources)2to take the trouble; to go to the effort (colloquial)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyร้อยrɔ́ɔiร้อยrɔ́ɔi1one hundred (100)2[to] string; thread; link together3[to] compose verse; write in poetic formล้านláanล้านláan1one million (1,000,000)2baldแต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)กลับglàpกลับglàp1[to] return; go/come back2[to] turn over/flip/reverse3back; in return4contrary; on the contraryทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; makeรายได้raai-dâaiรายได้raai-dâai1income; earnings2revenue (business/government)3proceeds; takingsแค่kɛ̂ɛแค่kɛ̂ɛ1only; just2up to; as far as; only as much asสิบล้านsìp-láanสิบล้านsìp-láanten millionถือว่าtʉ̌ʉ-wâaถือว่าtʉ̌ʉ-wâa1[to] consider; regard; deem2it can be considered that; it's fair to sayเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ฟล็อปflɔ́pฟล็อปflɔ́p1[to] flop; fail badly; bomb2a flop; a big failure3(poker) the flopครั้งใหญ่kráng-yàiครั้งใหญ่kráng-yài1major; large-scale2big time; severelyของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsปีbpiiปีbpii1year2classifier: yearsเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
A movie with a 100-million-baht budget that only earned 10 million is considered a huge flop of the year.
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งานเปิดตัวสินค้าngaan-bpə̀ət-dtuua-sǐn-káaใหม่màiกลายเป็นglaai-bpenฟล็อปflɔ́pเพราะprɔ́มีmiiคนkonมาmaaร่วมrûuamน้อยกว่าnɔ́ɔi-gwàaที่tîiคาดไว้kâat-wáiมากmâak
The new product launch event became a flop because far fewer people attended than expected.
โปรเจกต์bproh-jèkนี้néeกลายเป็นglaai bpenฟล็อปflópครั้งkrángประวัติศาสตร์bprà-wàt-sàatของkŏngบริษัทbò-rí-sàtทำให้tam hâiผู้บริหารpôo bor-rí-hăanต้องdtôngทบทวนtóp-tuuanกลยุทธ์gon-lá-yútทั้งหมดtáng mòtใหม่mài
This project became a historic flop for the company, forcing the executives to completely rethink their strategy.
เขาkǎoพยายามpá-yaa-yaamอย่างเต็มที่yàang-dtem-tîiเพื่อให้แน่ใจpʉ̂ʉa-hâi-nɛ̂ɛ-jaiว่าwâaอัลบั้มal-bâmใหม่màiของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoจะjàไม่ใช่mâi-châiฟล็อปflɔ́pเหมือนกับmʉ̌ʉan-gàpอัลบั้มal-bâmที่แล้วtîi-lɛ́ɛo
He tried his best to ensure his new album would not be a flop like his last one.
3NounB2
(poker) the flop
the first three community cards dealt face up in games like Texas hold'em and Omaha
Examples
ไพ่pâiไพ่pâiplaying card; cardsฟล็อปflɔ́pฟล็อปflɔ́p1[to] flop; fail badly; bomb2a flop; a big failure3(poker) the flopออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maa1[to] come out; emerge2[to] be released; be made public3[to] turn out; end up4[to] come forward; speak outเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)เอซèetเอซèet1ace (card)2ace; expert3ace (serve)สองsɔ̌ɔngสองsɔ̌ɔng1two; 22secondตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figureทำให้tam-hâiทำให้tam-hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]ผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)มีโอกาสmii-oo-gàatมีโอกาสmii-oo-gàat[to] have a chance (to); [to] have an opportunity (to)ชนะchá-náชนะchá-ná1[to] win; defeat [sb]2[to] overcome; prevail over [sth]สูงขึ้นsǔung-kʉ̂nสูงขึ้นsǔung-kʉ̂n1higher; taller; more elevated2[to] rise; increase; go up
The flop came out as two aces, increasing my chances of winning.
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เขาkǎoรอrɔɔไพ่pâiฟล็อปflɔ́pอย่างใจจดใจจ่อyàang-jai-jòt-jai-jɔ̀ɔเพราะprɔ́เขาkǎoมีmiiคู่kûuคิงkingอยู่ในyùu-naiมือmʉʉ
He was anxiously waiting for the flop because he had a pair of kings in his hand.
หลังจากlǎng-jàakเปิดbpə̀ətฟล็อปflɔ́pแล้วlɛ́ɛoผู้เล่นpûu-lênทุกคนtúk-konก็gɔ̂เริ่มrə̂əmประเมินbprà-məənความแข็งแกร่งkwaam-kɛ̌ng-grɛ̀ngของkɔ̌ɔngไพ่pâiตัวเองdtuua-eengเทียบกับtîiap-gàpไพ่pâiกองกลางgɔɔng-glaang
After the flop was revealed, all players started evaluating the strength of their own hands against the community cards.
การตัดสินใจgaan-dtàt-sǐn-jaiว่าwâaจะjàเล่นlênต่อdtɔ̀ɔหรือrʉ̌ʉหมอบmɔ̀ɔpหลังlǎngเห็นhěnฟล็อปflɔ́pเป็นหนึ่งbpen-nʉ̀ngในnaiกลยุทธ์gon-lá-yútที่สำคัญtîi-sǎm-kanที่สุดtîi-sùtในnaiเท็กซัสték-sátโฮลhoonเด็มdem
Deciding whether to continue playing or to fold after seeing the flop is one of the most important strategies in Texas Hold'em.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow classConsonant clusterIn the cluster ฟล, the first consonant ฟ sets the class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -ป, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
flɔ́p
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High
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 | — | — |