หวงแหน
hǔuang-hɛ̌ɛnMeaning
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[to] cherish; [to] treasure; [to] guard jealously
To cherish and value highly, and to protect or guard carefully (often with a sense of possessiveness).
Examples
ยายyaaiยายyaai1grandmother (maternal)2old woman (informal; can be rude)หวงแหนhǔuang-hɛ̌ɛnหวงแหนhǔuang-hɛ̌ɛn[to] cherish; [to] treasure; [to] guard jealouslyผ้าซิ่นpâa-sînผ้าซิ่นpâa-sîntraditional tube skirtผืนpʉ̌ʉnผืนpʉ̌ʉn1classifier (flat expanses/items)2sheet; stretch (flat expanse)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsแม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseทิ้งไว้tíng-wáiทิ้งไว้tíng-wái1[to] leave [sth] to sit/remain (for a time)2[to] leave [sth] behind
Grandma cherishes this sarong very much, because it was left by her mother.
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เขาkǎoหวงแหนhǔuang-hɛ̌ɛnหนังสือnǎng-sʉ̌ʉเก่าgàoทุกtúkเล่มlêmและlɛ́เก็บไว้gèp-wáiในnaiตู้กระจกdtûu-grà-jòk
He cherishes every old book and keeps them in a glass cabinet.
ชุมชนchum-chonต่างdtàangร่วมกันrûuam-ganหวงแหนhǔuang-hɛ̌ɛnป่าชายเลนbpàa-chaai-leenโดยdooiตั้งdtângเวรweenเฝ้าระวังfâo-rá-wangและlɛ́ออกɔ̀ɔkกฎgòtห้ามhâamตัดไม้dtàt-máai
The community jointly cherishes and protects the mangrove forest by setting up patrols and enforcing a ban on logging.
เธอtəəหวงแหนhǔuang-hɛ̌ɛnเสรีภาพsěe-rii-pâapของkɔ̌ɔngตนdtonจึงjʉngปฏิเสธbpà-dtì-sèetสัญญาsǎn-yaaที่tîiจำกัดjam-gàtสิทธิsìt-tíอย่างเข้มงวดyàang-kêm-ngûuat
She highly values and guards her freedom, so she rejected a contract that strictly limits her rights.
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 class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ง, a sonorant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
hǔuang
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
หวงhǔuangหวงhǔuang1possessive; protective; unwilling to share2[to] be possessive of; guard jealouslypossessive; protective; unwilling to sharePart 1
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แหนhɛ̌ɛnแหนhɛ̌ɛn1duckweed; tiny floating water plant2[to] cherish; guard closely (archaic; chiefly in 'หวงแหน')duckweed; tiny floating water plantPart 2
หวงแหนhǔuang-hɛ̌ɛnหวงแหนhǔuang-hɛ̌ɛn[to] cherish; [to] treasure; [to] guard jealously[to] cherish; [to] treasure; [to] guard jealouslyWord