ฟูเบา
fuu-baoMeaning
1AdjectiveB2
light and fluffy (texture)
Having an airy, soft, and light texture; not dense or heavy (commonly for cakes, bread, pastries, or whipped cream).
Examples
เค้กชิฟฟ่อนkéek-chíp-fɔ̂ɔnเค้กชิฟฟ่อนkéek-chíp-fɔ̂ɔnchiffon cake; light, airy oil-based cakeร้านนี้ráan-níiร้านนี้ráan-níithis shop; this storeเนื้อฟูnʉ́ʉa-fuuเนื้อฟูnʉ́ʉa-fuufluffy; light and airy (of food)เบาbaoเบาbao1light (not heavy)2soft; quiet (of sound)3gentle; mild; light (degree/force)4easy; light (workload/effort)5[to] urinate (polite euphemism)6[to] lighten; reduce; easeมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousกินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] take medicine (colloquial)4[to] consume; use up5[to] corrode; erode; eat into6[to] take (a bribe); pocket7[to] capture; take (a piece in a board game)แล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)รู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀k1[to] feel; sense2[to] feel that…; think (impression/opinion)หนักnàkหนักnàk1heavy (weight)2serious; severe3heavily; severely; intensely4difficult; tough (mentally/physically demanding)ท้องเลยtɔ́ɔng-ləəiท้องเลยtɔ́ɔng-ləəi[to] get pregnant as a result; get pregnant right away
The chiffon cake from this shop has a very airy and light texture; it doesn't feel heavy at all after eating it.
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เคล็ดลับklét-lápที่tîiทำให้tam-hâiขนมปังkà-nǒm-bpangออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaฟูเบาfuu-baoคือkʉʉการนวดgaan-nûuatแป้งbpɛ̂ɛngและlɛ́ปล่อยให้bplɔ̀i-hâiขึ้นฟูkʉ̂n-fuuอย่างเหมาะสมyàang-mɔ̀-sǒm
The secret to making bread come out airy and light is to knead the dough and let it rise properly.
การตีgaan-dtiiไข่ขาวkài-kǎaoจนjonตั้งdtângยอดอ่อนyɔ̂ɔt-ɔ̀ɔnเป็นbpenขั้นตอนkân-dtɔɔnสำคัญsǎm-kanที่tîiทำให้tam-hâiเค้กkéekญี่ปุ่นyîi-bpùnมีmiiเนื้อสัมผัสnʉ́ʉa-sǎm-pàtที่tîiฟูเบาfuu-baoและlɛ́ละลายในปากlá-laai-nai-bpàak
Whipping egg whites to soft peaks is a crucial step that gives Japanese cakes their airy, melt-in-your-mouth texture.
วิปครีมwíp kreemที่têeตีdteeได้ที่dâi têeควรจะkuuan jàมีmeeลักษณะlák-sà-nàฟูเบาfoo baoและláeคงตัวkong dtuuaไม่mâiเหลวlăewหรือrĕuจับตัวเป็นก้อนjàp dtuua bpen gôn
Properly whipped cream should have an airy, light, and stable texture, not runny or lumpy.
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 classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
fuu
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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
ฟูfuuฟูfuu1fluffy/puffy/voluminous; leavened2[to] puff up/[to] swell/[to] fluff upfluffy/puffy/voluminous; leavenedPart 1
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เบาbaoเบาbao1light (not heavy)2soft; quiet (of sound)3gentle; mild; light (degree/force)4easy; light (workload/effort)5[to] urinate (polite euphemism)6[to] lighten; reduce; easelight (not heavy)Part 2
ฟูเบาfuu-baoฟูเบาfuu-baolight and fluffy (texture)light and fluffy (texture)Word