วงกต
wong-gòtMeanings
1NounB1
maze; labyrinth
A complex network of paths or hedges with many turns, made to be confusing and hard to exit; a labyrinth.
Examples
เด็กๆdèk dèkเด็กๆdèk dèk1children; kids2childish; immature3easy; trivial (colloquial)ชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)เล่นlênเล่นlên1[to] play; have fun2[to] play (game/sport/instrument)3[to] act; perform (role)4casually; for fun (manner marker)5[to] tease; kid; mess with6[to] play (audio or video)7[to] use; engage in; take up (colloq.)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)วงกตwong-gòtวงกตwong-gòt1maze; labyrinth2figurative: confusing situationที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerทำจากtam jàakทำจากtam jàak1[to] be made of/from [sth]2[to] make [sth] from [sth]พุ่มไม้pûm máaiพุ่มไม้pûm máai1bush; shrub2shrubbery; clump of bushes
The children like to play in the hedge maze.
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เราraoหลงทางlǒng-taangอยู่ในyùu-naiวงกตwong-gòtกระจกgrà-jòkนานnaanกว่าครึ่งgwàa-krʉ̂ngชั่วโมงchûua-moong
We were lost in the mirror maze for over half an hour.
Where is the entrance to the labyrinth? I can't find it.
การออกแบบgaan-ɔ̀ɔk-bɛ̀ɛpวงกตwong-gòtในnaiสวนsǔuanแห่งนี้hɛ̀ng-níiได้รับdâi-rápแรงบันดาลใจrɛɛng-ban-daan-jaiมาจากmaa-jàakตำนานdtam-naanกรีกโบราณgrìik-boo-raan
The design of the labyrinth in this garden was inspired by ancient Greek mythology.
2NounB2
figurative: confusing situation
A complicated or puzzling situation that is hard to navigate or resolve.
Examples
ขั้นตอนkân-dtɔɔnขั้นตอนkân-dtɔɔn1step; stage (in a process)2procedure; process stepsการขออนุญาตgaan-kɔ̌ɔ-à-nú-yâatการขออนุญาตgaan-kɔ̌ɔ-à-nú-yâatrequest for permissionของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsราชการrâat-chá-gaanราชการrâat-chá-gaan1government service; civil service2official business (of the state)3official; governmentalเป็นเหมือนbpen-mʉ̌ʉanเป็นเหมือนbpen-mʉ̌ʉan[to] be like; resemble [sb/sth]; be similar to [sb/sth]วงกตwong-gòtวงกตwong-gòt1maze; labyrinth2figurative: confusing situationที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerซับซ้อนsáp-sɔ́ɔnซับซ้อนsáp-sɔ́ɔncomplex; complicated
The government permit application process is like a complicated situation.
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ชีวิตchii-wítของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanเดินdəənอยู่ในyùu-naiวงกตwong-gòtที่tîiหาhǎaทางออกtaang-ɔ̀ɔkไม่เจอmâi-jəə
His life is like navigating a complicated situation with no way out.
เขาkǎoพยายามpá-yaa-yaamหาทางhǎa-taangออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakวงกตwong-gòtของkɔ̌ɔngปัญหาหนี้สินbpan-hǎa-nîi-sǐnที่tîiเขาkǎoสร้างขึ้นsâang-kʉ̂nเองeeng
He is trying to find a way out of the labyrinth of debt that he created himself.
ระบบrá-bòpกฎหมายgòt-mǎaiที่tîiซับซ้อนsáp-sɔ́ɔnเกินไปgəən-bpaiอาจàatกลายเป็นglaai-bpenวงกตwong-gòtที่tîiทำให้tam-hâiประชาชนbprà-chaa-chonไม่สามารถmâi-sǎa-mâatเข้าถึงkâo-tʉ̌ngความยุติธรรมkwaam-yú-dtì-tamได้dâai
An overly complex legal system can become a labyrinth that prevents citizens from accessing justice.
Tones
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ง, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
wong
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 | — | — |