มือร้อน
mʉʉ-rɔ́ɔnMeanings
1AdjectiveB2
unlucky with growing plants
Describes someone whose plants tend to grow poorly or die. Traditionally, this is believed to happen because of the person's touch.
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ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)คงkongคงkong1probably; likely2still; unchanged3[to] remain; stay unchanged4lasting; enduring5firm; steady; stable6[to] keep; retain; preserve7corn; maize (Southern Thai)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringมือร้อนmʉʉ-rɔ́ɔnมือร้อนmʉʉ-rɔ́ɔn1unlucky with growing plants2on a hot streak (sports or games)เพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingปลูกbplùukปลูกbplùuk1[to] plant; grow (plants)2[to] build (a house); erect; set up (structure)3[to] instill; cultivate (values/habits)อะไรà-raiอะไรà-rai1what2what; what kind of (modifier)3something; anything (unspecified)4what? (interjection of surprise/confusion)ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerตายdtaaiตายdtaai1[to] die; pass away2dead3[of devices] dead; not working4be doomed; be in big trouble (informal)5extremely; utterly (intensifier, informal)หมดmòtหมดmòt1all gone; none left2[to] run out; be used up3completely; entirely4in total; altogether
I must have a black thumb, because every plant I grow dies.
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แม่mɛ̂ɛบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaคนkonมือร้อนmʉʉ-rɔ́ɔnปลูกbplùukต้นไม้dtôn-máaiไม่mâiขึ้นkʉ̂nฉันchǎnเลยləəiให้hâiแม่mɛ̂ɛช่วยchûuaiปลูกbplùukให้hâi
Mom says people with black thumbs cannot get plants to grow, so I asked her to plant them for me.
ถึงtʉ̌ngเขาkǎoจะjàรดน้ำrót-náamและlɛ́ดูแลduu-lɛɛต้นไม้dtôn-máaiอย่างดีyàang-diiก็gɔ̂ยังyangถูกtùukล้อlɔ́ɔว่าwâaเป็นbpenคนkonมือร้อนmʉʉ-rɔ́ɔnเพราะprɔ́ต้นไม้dtôn-máaiที่tîiปลูกbplùukมักmákเหี่ยวhìiaoตายdtaai
Although he waters his plants and takes good care of them, people still tease him about having a black thumb because the plants he grows often wither and die.
คนสมัยก่อนkon-sà-mǎi-gɔ̀ɔnเชื่อว่าchʉ̂ʉa-wâaคนkonมือร้อนmʉʉ-rɔ́ɔnทำให้tam-hâiต้นไม้dtôn-máaiเหี่ยวhìiaoตายdtaaiได้dâaiเพียงแค่piiang-kɛ̂ɛสัมผัสsǎm-pàtแต่dtɛ̀ɛป้าbpâaฉันchǎnคิดว่าkít-wâaน่าจะnâa-jàเป็นเพราะbpen-prɔ́ดูแลduu-lɛɛไม่mâiถูกวิธีtùuk-wí-tiiมากกว่าmâak-gwàa
People in the past believed that someone with a black thumb could make plants wither and die just by touching them, but my aunt thinks improper care is a more likely explanation.
2AdjectiveB2
on a hot streak (sports or games)
Performing unusually well over a series of attempts, especially making repeated successful shots in sports such as basketball.
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วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillมือร้อนmʉʉ-rɔ́ɔnมือร้อนmʉʉ-rɔ́ɔn1unlucky with growing plants2on a hot streak (sports or games)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousยิงyingยิงying1[to] shoot; fire2[to] shoot (in sports)3[to] photograph (slang)สามsǎamสามsǎamthree (3)แต้มdtɛ̂ɛmแต้มdtɛ̂ɛm1point; score; tally2dot; speck; spot3[to] dot; dab; apply a small amountลงlongลงlong1[to] go down; descend2[to] get off (vehicle)3down; downstream4[to] put; apply; record5[to] decrease; go down6[to] land; alight7southward; down-country8[to] publish; post [sth] onlineติดกันdtìt-ganติดกันdtìt-gan1adjacent; side-by-side2consecutively; in a row3side-by-side; next to each other4[to] be attached/contiguousสี่sìiสี่sìi1four (number)2four (as a noun)ครั้งkrángครั้งkráng1time; occasion; instance2classifier for occurrences or timesแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)
He has a really hot hand today—he has already made four three-pointers in a row.
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ส่งบอลsòng-bɔɔnให้hâiเขาkǎoเลยləəiตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiเขาkǎoมือร้อนmʉʉ-rɔ́ɔnยิงyingยังไงก็yang-ngai-gɔ̂ลงlong
Pass him the ball. He is on fire right now—every shot he takes goes in.
โค้ชkóotให้hâiเพื่อนร่วมทีมpʉ̂ʉan-rûuam-tiimส่งบอลsòng-bɔɔnให้hâiผู้เล่นpûu-lênที่tîiกำลังมือgam-lang-mʉʉร้อนrɔ́ɔnเพราะprɔ́เขาkǎoยิงyingลงlongติดต่อกันdtìt-dtɔ̀ɔ-ganหลายlǎaiครั้งkrángในช่วงnai-chûuangท้ายเกมtáai-geem
The coach told the teammates to pass the ball to the player with the hot hand, because he had made several consecutive shots late in the game.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàถูกtùukประกบbprà-gòpอย่างใกล้ชิดyàang-glâi-chítเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ยังyangมือร้อนmʉʉ-rɔ́ɔnจนjonยิงyingสามsǎamแต้มdtɛ̂ɛmลงlongสามsǎamลูกติดlûuk-dtìtช่วยให้chûuai-hâiทีมtiimพลิกกลับplík-glàpมาmaaนำnamได้dâai
Despite being closely guarded, he still had such a hot hand that he made three consecutive three-pointers, helping his team retake the lead.
Tones
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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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ร้อนrɔ́ɔnร้อนrɔ́ɔn1hot (temperature)2hot; pungent (taste, e.g. ginger, pepper)3[to] be hot; feel hot; become hot4urgent; intensehot (temperature)Part 2
มือร้อนmʉʉ-rɔ́ɔnมือร้อนmʉʉ-rɔ́ɔnunlucky with growing plantsunlucky with growing plantsWord