ยิบตา
yíp-dtaaMeaning
1AdverbB2
to the bitter end; tooth and nail
to the bitter end; tooth and nail; with all one's might; unyieldingly
Examples
ถึงแม้ว่าtʉ̌ng-mɛ́ɛ-wâaถึงแม้ว่าtʉ̌ng-mɛ́ɛ-wâa1although; even though2although; even though; even if3even ifคู่แข่งkûu-kɛ̀ngคู่แข่งkûu-kɛ̀ngcompetitor; rivalจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)เก่งgèngเก่งgèng1skilled; good at2smart; quick-witted3[to] be good at; excelกว่าgwàaกว่าgwàa1than (comparative marker)2more than; overมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousแต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)ทีมtiimทีมtiimteam; groupของเราkɔ̌ɔng-raoของเราkɔ̌ɔng-rao1our (belonging to us)2oursก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerสู้ยิบตาsûu-yíp-dtaaสู้ยิบตาsûu-yíp-dtaa[to] fight to the end; [to] fight tooth and nailจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofหมดเวลาmòt-wee-laaหมดเวลาmòt-wee-laatime's up
Even though the opponent was much better, our team fought tooth and nail until time ran out.
3 more examplesShow less
เขาkǎoไม่mâiยอมแพ้yɔɔm-pɛ́ɛและlɛ́ตั้งใจdtâng-jaiจะjàสู้ยิบตาsûu-yíp-dtaaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเรียกร้องrîiak-rɔ́ɔngความยุติธรรมkwaam-yú-dtì-tamให้กับhâi-gàpครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruua
He refused to give up and intended to fight to the bitter end to demand justice for his family.
ทนายความtá-naai-kwaamของkɔ̌ɔngจำเลยjam-ləəiสู้คดีsûu-ká-diiนี้níiยิบตาyíp-dtaaในnaiศาลsǎanเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaพิสูจน์pí-sùutความบริสุทธิ์kwaam-bɔɔ-rí-sùtของkɔ̌ɔngลูกความlûuk-kwaam
The defendant's lawyer fought the case tooth and nail in court to prove his client's innocence.
แม้mɛ́ɛบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtจะjàเผชิญกับpà-chəən-gàpวิกฤตwí-grìtทางการเงินtaang-gaan-ngənอย่างหนักyàang-nàkแต่dtɛ̀ɛผู้บริหารpûu-bɔɔ-rí-hǎanก็gɔ̂ยืนยันyʉʉn-yanว่าwâaจะjàสู้ยิบตาsûu-yíp-dtaaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaรักษาrák-sǎaธุรกิจtú-rá-gìtนี้níiไว้wái
Even though the company faced a severe financial crisis, the executives insisted they would fight to the bitter end to save the business.
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 endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -บ, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
yíp
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High
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
+
ยิบตาyíp-dtaaยิบตาyíp-dtaato the bitter end; tooth and nailto the bitter end; tooth and nailWord