หยุมหยิม(yŭm-yĭm)

Meanings

1AdjectiveB2

trivial; fiddly; full of tiny details

Involving many small, insignificant details; petty or minor in importance.

Examples

การขอgaan kŏrการขอgaan kŏr1request; the act of asking2application; formal request3appeal; solicitationใบอนุญาตbai à-nú-yâatใบอนุญาตbai à-nú-yâat1license; permit (document)2authorization; licensed statusมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoขั้นตอนkân dtonขั้นตอนkân dton1step; stage (in a process)2procedure; process stepsหยุมหยิมyŭm-yĭmหยุมหยิมyŭm-yĭm1trivial; fiddly; full of tiny details2fussy; nitpickyเยอะมากyér mâakเยอะมากyér mâak1very many; numerous (colloquial)2very much; a lot (colloquial)ทำให้tam hâiทำให้tam hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]เสียเวลาsĭia wee-laaเสียเวลาsĭia wee-laa1[to] waste time; be a waste of time2time‑wasting; not worth the timeโดยdoiโดยdoi1by (transport/communication)2in a ... way; -ly3by (passive marker in formal style)4by; via; throughไม่จำเป็นmâi jam bpenไม่จำเป็นmâi jam bpen1unnecessary; not necessary2not necessarily
Applying for a permit involves a lot of petty procedures, which wastes unnecessary time.
2AdjectiveB2

fussy; nitpicky

Overly concerned with small, unimportant details; finicky about trivial matters.

Examples

เจ้านายjâo naaiเจ้านายjâo naai1boss; employer; superior2master; owner (of servant or animal)3lord; aristocrat (historical/formal)4patron; benefactor (figurative)ของฉันkŏng chănของฉันkŏng chănmy; mineเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsคนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleค่อนข้างkôn kâangค่อนข้างkôn kâang1rather; quite (often with negatives)2rather; quite; fairlyหยุมหยิมyŭm-yĭmหยุมหยิมyŭm-yĭm1trivial; fiddly; full of tiny details2fussy; nitpickyชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)ตรวจdtrùuatตรวจdtrùuat1[to] check; inspect; examine2[to] examine medically; test3inspection; check; examinationทุกtúkทุกtúk1every; each2every (interval/frequency)ตัวอักษรdtuua àk-sŏnตัวอักษรdtuua àk-sŏn1letter; character2text character(s); letteringในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)เอกสารèk-gà-săanเอกสารèk-gà-săan1document2documentation
My boss is quite a finicky person; he likes to check every single letter in documents.

Related Words

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จุกจิกjùk-jìkจุกจิกjùk-jìk1fussy; picky2petty; trivial; nitpicky3[to] fuss; nitpick; be fussy
  • fussy; picky
  • petty; trivial; nitpicky
  • [to] fuss; nitpick; be fussy
จุบจิบjùp-jìpจุบจิบjùp-jìp1fussy; petty; nitpicky2petty matters; trivial talk
  • fussy; petty; nitpicky
  • petty matters; trivial talk
คิดเล็กคิดน้อยkít lék kít nóiคิดเล็กคิดน้อยkít lék kít nói[to] be petty; [to] fuss over trivial things

[to] be petty; [to] fuss over trivial things

ยุบยิบyúp yípยุบยิบyúp yíp1tingly; prickly; crawling (sensation)2full of small, fiddly tasks/details
  • tingly; prickly; crawling (sensation)
  • full of small, fiddly tasks/details
จู้จี้jôo jêeจู้จี้jôo jêe1fussy; nagging2nag; nitpick
  • fussy; nagging
  • nag; nitpick