หมูฝอย
mǔu-fɔ̌ɔiMeaning
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crispy shredded pork (Thai dish)
A Thai dish of seasoned, shredded pork that is fried until dry and fluffy, resembling fine threads. It is often sweet and savory and served as a topping for rice porridge or with sticky rice.
Examples
ตอนเช้าdtɔɔn-cháoตอนเช้าdtɔɔn-cháo1morning (time period)2in the morningฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)กินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] take medicine (colloquial)4[to] consume; use up5[to] corrode; erode; eat into6[to] take (a bribe); pocketข้าวเหนียวkâao-nǐiaoข้าวเหนียวkâao-nǐiaosticky rice; glutinous riceกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)หมูฝอยmǔu-fɔ̌ɔiหมูฝอยmǔu-fɔ̌ɔicrispy shredded pork (Thai dish)
In the morning, I like to eat sticky rice with shredded pork.
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แม่mâeทำtamโจ๊กหมูjók mŏoร้อนๆrón rónโรยหน้าroi nâaด้วยdûuayหมูฝอยmŏo fŏiและláeต้นหอมdtôn hŏmเป็นbpenอาหารเช้าaa-hăan cháao
Mom made hot pork porridge topped with shredded pork and spring onions for breakfast.
หมูฝอยmǔu-fɔ̌ɔiที่ดีtîi-diiต้องมีdtɔ̂ng-miiรสrótหวานเค็มwǎan-kemกำลังดีgam-lang-diiและlɛ́ทอดtɔ̂ɔtจนกรอบjon-grɔ̀ɔpฟูfuuไม่mâiแข็งกระด้างkɛ̌ng-grà-dâang
Good shredded pork must have a perfectly balanced sweet and savory taste and be fried until crispy and fluffy, not hard.
การทำgaan tamหมูฝอยmŏo fŏiให้hâiอร่อยà-ròiนั้นnánต้องdtôngใช้cháiความพิถีพิถันkwaam pí-tĕe-pí-tănในnaiการฉีกgaan chèekเนื้อหมูnéuua mŏoให้hâiเป็นbpenเส้นsênเล็กละเอียดlék lá-ìiatและláeควบคุมkûap-kumไฟfaiตอนdtonทอดtôtไม่mâiให้ไหม้hâi mâi
Making delicious shredded pork requires meticulous care in tearing the pork into fine, detailed strands and controlling the heat during frying to prevent burning.
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 classHigh classLeading หA silent ห before ม puts this syllable in high class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
mǔu
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
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
หมูmǔuหมูmǔu1pig; hog2pork3easy; a pushover (informal)4classifier: ตัว5fat person (impolite)pig; hogPart 1
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ฝอยfɔ̌ɔiฝอยfɔ̌ɔi1spray; fine mist2fine strands; shreds; filaments3[to] babble; ramble (trivial talk)4babble; trivial talkspray; fine mistPart 2
หมูฝอยmǔu-fɔ̌ɔiหมูฝอยmǔu-fɔ̌ɔicrispy shredded pork (Thai dish)crispy shredded pork (Thai dish)Word