มือยาว

meu yaao

Meanings

1NounB1

long reach (physically); influential

having long arms or a long reach; figuratively, having wide influence or connections that can reach far

Examples

นักบาสnák báatนักบาสnák báatbasketball playerคนนี้kon néeคนนี้kon néethis personมือยาวmeu yaaoมือยาวmeu yaao1long reach (physically); influential2light-fingered; prone to stealing (idiom)เลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)บล็อกblókบล็อกblók1block (solid piece)2block (obstruction)3[to] block; obstruct4blog (weblog; note spelling overlap with 'block')5[to] block (digital/social media)6engine block; block (mechanical)ลูกlôokลูกlôok1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4seed; kernel (round unit)5classifier: round/small items6customer; client (colloquial)ได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)ง่ายngâaiง่ายngâai1easy; simple2easily; readily3straightforward; uncomplicated
This basketball player has long arms, so he can block shots easily.
2NounB2

light-fingered; prone to stealing (idiom)

idiom: inclined to steal or take things that are not yours; light-fingered

Examples

แม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2madam; ma’am (rural/archaic)3prefix: female; main; baseเตือนdteuuanเตือนdteuuan1[to] warn2[to] remind3[to] caution; admonishว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeอย่าyàaอย่าyàa1don’t; do not (negative imperative)2don’t … yet; hold offไว้ใจwái jaiไว้ใจwái jai[to] trust; rely onเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatlyเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillออกจะòk jàออกจะòk jàrather; quite; somewhatมือยาวmeu yaaoมือยาวmeu yaao1long reach (physically); influential2light-fingered; prone to stealing (idiom)
Mom warned not to trust him too much; he tends to have sticky fingers.