มือเบา(meuu bao)

Meanings

1AdjectiveB1

gentle-handed; light touch

using little force; handling or treating gently (e.g., massage, medical or cosmetic procedures)

Examples

พยาบาลpá-yaa-baanพยาบาลpá-yaa-baan1nurse2[to] nurse; [to] care forคนนี้kon néeคนนี้kon néethis personฉีดยาchèet yaaฉีดยาchèet yaa1[to] give an injection; [to] get a shot2[to] spray medicine/chemicalsมือเบาmeuu baoมือเบาmeuu bao1gentle-handed; light touch2light-fingered; prone to steal3petty thief; pickpocketมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatlyไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)เจ็บjèpเจ็บjèp1sore; painful2[to] hurt; be in pain3hurt (emotionally)4injuredเลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)
This nurse gives injections very gently; it didn't hurt at all.
2AdjectiveB2

light-fingered; prone to steal

inclined to steal small or easily taken items; apt to pilfer

Examples

ระวังrá-wangระวังrá-wang1[to] be careful; take care2[to] watch out for; guard against3watch out!; caution!พนักงานpá-nák-ngaanพนักงานpá-nák-ngaan1employee; staff member; worker2attendant; clerk (service role)คนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3that (emphatic/contrastive final particle)ไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)3so that; in order to4for later; in reserve5[to] leave (something) as is6[to] set aside; reserveหน่อยnòiหน่อยnòi1a little; a bit2polite softener (request)นะnáนะná1[!] persuasive/confirming particle2[!] softener; friendly particle3[!] attention-getter (initial position)เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillค่อนข้างkôn kâangค่อนข้างkôn kâang1rather; quite (often with negatives)2rather; quite; fairlyมือเบาmeuu baoมือเบาmeuu bao1gentle-handed; light touch2light-fingered; prone to steal3petty thief; pickpocket
Be a bit careful with that employee; he's rather apt to pilfer.
3NounB2

petty thief; pickpocket

a person who steals small items, especially by stealth (colloquial)

Examples

ระวังrá-wangระวังrá-wang1[to] be careful; take care2[to] watch out for; guard against3watch out!; caution!คนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3that (emphatic/contrastive final particle)หน่อยnòiหน่อยnòi1a little; a bit2polite softener (request)นะnáนะná1[!] persuasive/confirming particle2[!] softener; friendly particle3[!] attention-getter (initial position)เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsคนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleมือเบาmeuu baoมือเบาmeuu bao1gentle-handed; light touch2light-fingered; prone to steal3petty thief; pickpocketชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)หยิบyìpหยิบyìp1[to] pick up; take (with fingers)2[to] hand; pass [sth] to [sb]3[to] select; choose (a small item)4a pinch (measure)ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsเล็กๆlék lékเล็กๆlék lék1small; little; tiny (softened by reduplication)2slightly; a littleน้อยๆnói nóiน้อยๆnói nói1small; slight; little (amount/degree)2slightly; a little; a bitของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsคนอื่นkon èunคนอื่นkon èun1other people; others2someone else; another person
Be a bit careful with that person. They're a pilferer, always taking other people's small things.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

มือmeuuมือmeuu1hand2skill; level; expertise3round; turn (card games)4doer; agent5classifier: pairs of handsPart 1
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เบาbaoเบาbao1light (not heavy)2soft; quiet (of sound)3gentle; mild; light (degree/force)4easy; light (workload/effort)5[to] lighten; reduce; ease6[to] urinate (polite euphemism)Part 2
มือเบาmeuu baoมือเบาmeuu baogentle-handed; light touch