ลูกปลาซิว(lôok bplaa siw)

Meanings

1NounB1

baby minnow; fish fry

a baby minnow; a very young small freshwater fish (fish fry).

Examples

ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)คลองklongคลองklong1canal2natural stream; creek (dialectal/archaic)3classifier: canals/ditchesมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoลูกปลาซิวlôok bplaa siwลูกปลาซิวlôok bplaa siw1baby minnow; fish fry2small fry; insignificant person [sb]ตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2character; figure3classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)4self-/personal (attributive)เล็กๆlék lékเล็กๆlék lék1small; little; tiny (softened by reduplication)2slightly; a littleว่ายน้ำwâai námว่ายน้ำwâai nám[to] swimอยู่yòoอยู่yòo1to be (located); be at2progressive/continuative marker3[to] live; reside; stay4to exist; remainเยอะมากyér mâakเยอะมากyér mâak1very many; numerous (colloquial)2very much; a lot (colloquial)
There are a lot of tiny baby minnows swimming in the canal.
2NounC1

small fry; insignificant person [sb]

a person or group considered to be unimportant or insignificant.

Examples

บริษัทใหญ่bò-rí-sàt yàiบริษัทใหญ่bò-rí-sàt yàilarge company; corporationไม่สนใจmâi sŏn jaiไม่สนใจmâi sŏn jai[to] not be interested; [to] ignoreจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)แข่งขันkàeng kǎnแข่งขันkàeng kǎn1[to] compete; contest2[to] hold a competition; stage a contestกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3against; versus4to; toward (recipient/target)5side dish; accompaniment6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)ร้านค้าráan káaร้านค้าráan káa1shop; store2storefront (on a platform); shop accountเล็กๆlék lékเล็กๆlék lék1small; little; tiny (softened by reduplication)2slightly; a littleพวกนั้นpûuak nánพวกนั้นpûuak nánthose; they; themหรอกròkหรอกròk1emphatic denial (actually not; certainly not)2assurance/softener particle (explanatory tone)เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเห็นว่าhĕn wâaเห็นว่าhĕn wâa[to] think that; [to] be of the opinion thatเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsแค่kâeแค่kâe1only; just2merely; simply (downplaying)3only; just (preposition)ลูกปลาซิวlôok bplaa siwลูกปลาซิวlôok bplaa siw1baby minnow; fish fry2small fry; insignificant person [sb]
The big company isn't interested in competing with those small shops; they see them as just small fry.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ลูกlôokลูกlôok1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4seed; kernel (round unit)5classifier: round/small items6customer; client (colloquial)Part 1
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ปลาซิวbplaa siuปลาซิวbplaa siusmall freshwater cyprinid; bait fishPart 2
ลูกปลาซิวlôok bplaa siwลูกปลาซิวlôok bplaa siwbaby minnow; fish fry