มือรอง
mʉʉ-rɔɔngMeaning
1NounB2
less skilled person; second-string player
A person regarded as less skilled or capable than another, especially a player or competitor ranked below the leading ones.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)มือรองmʉʉ-rɔɔngมือรองmʉʉ-rɔɔngless skilled person; second-string playerในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)การแข่งgaan-kɛ̀ngการแข่งgaan-kɛ̀ngcompetition; contest; race (event)ครั้งนี้kráng-níiครั้งนี้kráng-níi1this time; this occasion2this time (around); on this occasionแต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerมีโอกาสmii-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]ได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action marker
He is a lower-ranked player in this competition, but he still has a chance of winning.
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ใครkraiก็gɔ̂มองว่าmɔɔng-wâaเธอtəəเป็นbpenมือรองmʉʉ-rɔɔngเพราะprɔ́คู่แข่งkûu-kɛ̀ngของkɔ̌ɔngเธอtəəเคยkəəiเป็นbpenแชมป์chɛ́mมาก่อนmaa-gɔ̀ɔn
Everyone sees her as the underdog because her opponent is a former champion.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàถูกtùukจัดให้jàt-hâiเป็นbpenมือรองmʉʉ-rɔɔngของkɔ̌ɔngการแข่งขันgaan-kɛ̀ng-kǎnเขาkǎoกลับglàpเอาชนะao-chá-náตัวเต็งdtuua-dtengได้dâaiด้วยdûuaiการเล่นgaan-lênที่tîiรอบคอบrɔ̂ɔp-kɔ̂ɔp
Despite being ranked among the weaker competitors, he defeated the favorite through careful play.
ชัยชนะchai-chá-náครั้งนี้kráng-níiทำให้tam-hâiคนkonที่tîiเคยkəəiมองmɔɔngเธอtəəเป็นbpenมือรองmʉʉ-rɔɔngต้องdtɔ̂ngยอมรับyɔɔm-rápว่าwâaฝีมือfǐi-mʉʉของkɔ̌ɔngเธอtəəไม่mâiด้อยกว่าdɔ̂ɔi-gwàaใครkrai
This victory forced those who had regarded her as a lesser player to acknowledge that her skills were as good as anyone else's.
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
mʉʉ
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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รองrɔɔngรองrɔɔng1deputy; vice-; second-in-command; assistant2[to] support; line; pad3secondary; subordinate; assistantdeputy; vice-; second-in-command; assistantPart 2
มือรองmʉʉ-rɔɔngมือรองmʉʉ-rɔɔngless skilled person; second-string playerless skilled person; second-string playerWord