มีเชิง
mii-chəəngMeanings
1AdjectiveB2
skillful; strategic; artful
being skillful, strategic, or artful in one's approach, often with subtlety or craftiness.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillตอบคำถามdtɔ̀ɔp-kam-tǎamตอบคำถามdtɔ̀ɔp-kam-tǎam[to] answer [a question]นักข่าวnák-kàaoนักข่าวnák-kàaojournalist; reporterอย่างyàangอย่างyàang1kind; type; sort2manner; way3classifier (for kinds/types)4like; as; such as5in the manner of; -lyมีเชิงmii-chəəngมีเชิงmii-chəəng1skillful; strategic; artful2serif; having serifs (of a typeface)หลีกเลี่ยงlìik-lîiangหลีกเลี่ยงlìik-lîiang1[to] avoid; evade; steer clear of2[to] circumvent; sidestepประเด็นbprà-denประเด็นbprà-den1point; issue2topic; subject3legal point; matter at issueที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerละเอียดอ่อนlá-ìiat-ɔ̀ɔnละเอียดอ่อนlá-ìiat-ɔ̀ɔn1delicate; subtle; fine; nuanced2sensitive; delicate (topic/situation/person)ได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerหมดmòtหมดmòt1all gone; none left2[to] run out; be used up3completely; entirely4in total; altogether
He answered the reporters' questions artfully, managing to avoid all the sensitive issues.
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พนักงานขายpá-nák-ngaan-kǎaiคนนี้kon-níiมีเชิงmii-chəəngมากmâakรู้rúuว่าwâaจะjàพูดpûutอย่างไรyàang-raiให้hâiลูกค้าlûuk-káaตัดสินใจdtàt-sǐn-jaiซื้อsʉ́ʉ
This salesperson is very skillful; they know what to say to make customers decide to buy.
ในnaiการเจรจาgaan-jee-rá-jaaธุรกิจtú-rá-gìtครั้งนี้kráng-níiฝ่ายตรงข้ามfàai-dtrong-kâamค่อนข้างkɔ̂n-kâangมีเชิงmii-chəəngเราraoต้องdtɔ̂ngวางแผนwaang-pɛ̌ɛnให้hâiรัดกุมrát-gumกว่าgwàaเดิมdəəm
In this business negotiation, the opposing side is quite strategic; we need to plan more carefully.
โค้ชkóotคนใหม่kon-màiมีเชิงmii-chəəngในnaiการวางแผนgaan-waang-pɛ̌ɛnการเล่นgaan-lênทำให้tam-hâiทีมtiimที่tîiเคยkəəiแพ้pɛ́ɛกลับมาชนะglàp-maa-chá-náได้dâaiอย่างน่าทึ่งyàang-nâa-tʉ̂ng
The new coach has a strategic approach to game planning, enabling the once-losing team to make a remarkable comeback.
2AdjectiveC1
serif; having serifs (of a typeface)
Of a typeface or font: having small finishing strokes (serifs) at the ends of the characters.
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
mii
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
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เชิงchəəngเชิงchəəng1base; foot (of an object)2aspect; perspective; approach3in terms of; in the aspect of4tending toward; having a ... tendency5base; stand (decorative support)base; foot (of an object)Part 2
มีเชิงmii-chəəngมีเชิงmii-chəəngskillful; strategic; artfulskillful; strategic; artfulWord