หยิ่ง
yìngMeaning
1AdjectiveB1
arrogant; stuck-up; haughty; conceited
Thinking you are better than other people, and acting distant or unfriendly.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringหยิ่งyìngหยิ่งyìngarrogant; stuck-up; haughty; conceitedและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)ไม่ค่อยmâi-kɔ̂iไม่ค่อยmâi-kɔ̂i1rarely; seldom; not often2not very; hardly (degree)คุยkuiคุยkui1[to] chat; talk2[to] discuss; talk over3[to] brag; boast4[to] talk to [sb] romantically; get to know a potential partner (colloq.)กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)ใครkraiใครkrai1who2anyone; whoever
He is arrogant and doesn't talk to people much.
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ฉันchănว่าwâaเขาkăoดูdooหยิ่งๆyìng yìngนะnáเพราะpráwเขาkăoไม่เคยmâi koieยิ้มyímหรือrĕuทักทายták taaiพวกเราpûuak raoเลยloie
I think she seems a bit arrogant because she never smiles or says hello to us.
อย่าyàaทำตัวtam-dtuuaหยิ่งyìngนักnákเลยləəiเธอtəəควรkuuanพยายามpá-yaa-yaamเป็นมิตรbpen-mítกับgàpเพื่อนร่วมงานpʉ̂ʉan-rûuam-ngaanใหม่màiนะná
Don't be so arrogant; you should try to be friendly with your new colleagues.
แม้ว่าmɛ́ɛ-wâaเขาkǎoจะjàประสบความสำเร็จbprà-sòp-kwaam-sǎm-rètอย่างสูงyàang-sǔungแต่dtɛ̀ɛเขาkǎoกลับglàpไม่เคยmâi-kəəiแสดงท่าทีsà-dɛɛng-tâa-tiiหยิ่งยโสyìng-yá-sǒoและlɛ́ยังคงyang-kongปฏิบัติต่อbpà-dtì-bàt-dtɔ̀ɔทุกคนtúk-konอย่างyàangเท่าเทียมtâo-tiiam
Even though he is highly successful, he never shows an arrogant attitude and continues to treat everyone equally.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh classLeading หA silent ห before ย puts this syllable in high class.
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
yìng
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + Mai ek → Low
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 | — | — |