หมิ่นเหม่(mìn mày)

Meanings

1AdjectiveB2

precarious; risky

in a precarious, risky, or borderline state; on the verge of danger or a negative outcome

Examples

สถานการณ์sà-tăa-ná-gaanสถานการณ์sà-tăa-ná-gaan1scenario; situation context2situation; circumstancesทางการเงินtaang gaan ngernทางการเงินtaang gaan ngern1financial2financially; in financial termsของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsบริษัทbò-rí-sàtบริษัทbò-rí-sàtcompany; firm; corporationกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1power; strength2power; force (physics)3troops; forces4currently; in the middle ofอยู่ในyòo naiอยู่ในyòo nai[to] be in [somewhere]ภาวะpaa-wáภาวะpaa-wá1state; condition2situation; circumstance3medical condition/state4economic condition; economic stateหมิ่นเหม่mìn màyหมิ่นเหม่mìn mày1precarious; risky2almost; on the verge (of [doing sth])ที่จะtêe jàที่จะtêe jà1that/which/who will; that is/are going to2to (after a noun/adj; infinitival 'to')ล้มละลายlóm lá-laaiล้มละลายlóm lá-laai1[to] go bankrupt; be declared bankrupt2bankrupt; insolvent
The company's financial situation is in a precarious state, on the verge of bankruptcy.
2AdverbB2

almost; on the verge (of [doing sth])

used to say [sth] is very close to happening, or close to being illegal or wrong; very close to [sth]

Examples

คำพูดkam pôotคำพูดkam pôot1what someone says; remarks2one's word; promise3wording; phrasingของเขาkŏng kăoของเขาkŏng kăohis; hers; theirsหมิ่นเหม่mìn màyหมิ่นเหม่mìn mày1precarious; risky2almost; on the verge (of [doing sth])ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsการดูถูกgaan doo tùukการดูถูกgaan doo tùukinsult; belittlementคนอื่นkon èunคนอื่นkon èun1other people; others2someone else; another personมากเกินไปmâak gern bpaiมากเกินไปmâak gern bpai1too; excessively2excessive; too great
His words were borderline insulting to other people.

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