มีเส้น
mii-sênMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] have influential connections; have pull (informal)
To have connections with influential people who can help secure favors, opportunities, or preferential treatment.
Examples
คนในkon-naiคนในkon-naiinsider; member of a groupออฟฟิศɔ́ɔp-fítออฟฟิศɔ́ɔp-fítoffice; workplace (loanword)ลือlʉʉลือlʉʉ[to] spread rumors; be rumored; rumor has itว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerงานngaanงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5unit (classifier) for events6work (physics)7ngan (land unit: 400 m², a quarter of a rai)นี้níiนี้níi1this2this oneเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingมีเส้นmii-sênมีเส้นmii-sên[to] have influential connections; have pull (informal)กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)ผู้บริหารpûu-bɔɔ-rí-hǎanผู้บริหารpûu-bɔɔ-rí-hǎanexecutive; manager; administrator
People in the office are saying he got this job because he has connections with the management.
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ฉันchǎnไม่mâiมีเส้นmii-sênกับgàpใครkraiเลยləəiต้องdtɔ̂ngสมัครงานsà-màk-ngaanตามdtaamขั้นตอนkân-dtɔɔnเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉn
I don't have any influential connections, so I have to follow the job application process like everyone else.
ถ้าtâaบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtเลือกlʉ̂ʉakเลื่อนตำแหน่งให้lʉ̂ʉan-dtam-nɛ̀ng-hâiเฉพาะchà-pɔ́คนkonที่tîiมีเส้นmii-sênพนักงานpá-nák-ngaanที่tîiทำงานหนักtam-ngaan-nàkก็gɔ̂อาจàatหมดกำลังใจmòt-gam-lang-jai
If the company promotes only people with influential connections, hardworking employees may become discouraged.
แม้mɛ́ɛหลายคนlǎai-konจะjàคิดว่าkít-wâaเธอtəəมีเส้นmii-sênเพราะprɔ́รู้จักrúu-jàkผู้บริหารpûu-bɔɔ-rí-hǎanแต่dtɛ̀ɛเธอtəəยืนยันyʉʉn-yanว่าwâaเธอtəəผ่านpàanการgaanสอบคัดเลือกsɔ̀ɔp-kát-lʉ̂ʉakโดยdooiไม่ได้mâi-dâaiรับrápความช่วยเหลือkwaam-chûuai-lʉ̌ʉa
Although many people think she has influential connections because she knows the executives, she insists that she passed the selection exam without any help.
Tones
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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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เส้นsênเส้นsên1line; stripe; thread-like length2noodle (food strand)3CL: strand-like things4tendon; nerve; sinew5route; line (service/path)6connections; pull (informal)line; stripe; thread-like lengthPart 2
มีเส้นmii-sênมีเส้นmii-sên[to] have influential connections; have pull (informal)[to] have influential connections; have pull (informal)Word