หวานหู(wăan hŏo)

Meanings

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pleasing to the ear

sounding pleasant, sweet, or flattering to the ear.

Examples

คำชมkam chomคำชมkam chomcompliment; words of praiseของเขาkŏng kăoของเขาkŏng kăohis; hers; theirsฟังfangฟังfang1[to] sound; seem (to the ear)2listen3heedแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; completed-action marker2already; now (as of this point)3then; and then; after that4and; and then (linking clauses)หวานหูwăan hŏoหวานหูwăan hŏopleasing to the earจริงๆjing jingจริงๆjing jing1[!] really?!; seriously?!2really; truly; actually; indeedทำให้tam hâiทำให้tam hâi1[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]2[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; renderฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)มีmeeมีmee1[to] experience; undergo2[to] have; possess3there is/are; existกำลังใจgam-lang-jaiกำลังใจgam-lang-jai1encouragement; support2morale; emotional strengthขึ้นkêunขึ้นkêun1postverbal particle: onset or occurrence2[to] board; get on3result complement: upward/better4[to] increase5[to] go up; rise; ascend6northward/up-country7[to] sprout; grow; appearเยอะyéhเยอะyéh1excessive; too much2a lot; much (colloq.)3many; much; a lot (of)เลยloieเลยloie1[to] pass; go beyond; exceed2at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)3so; thus; then (immediate result)4completely; absolutely (emphasis)
His compliments sounded so sweet to the ear; it really encouraged me a lot.
3 more examples
นักร้องnák róngคนนี้kon néeเสียงsĭiangหวานหูwăan hŏoมากmâakไม่ว่าจะmâi wâa jàร้องเพลงróng playngไหนnăiก็gâwน่าฟังnâa fangไปหมดbpai mòt
This singer's voice is very pleasant to the ear; no matter what song she sings, it's lovely to listen to.
คำสัญญาkam săn-yaaของkŏngนักการเมืองnák gaan-meuuangมักจะmák jàฟังดูfang dooหวานหูwăan hŏoแต่dtàeในความเป็นจริงnai kwaam bpen jingแล้วláeoทำได้tam dâiยากyâak
Politicians' promises often sound sweet to the ear, but in reality, they are difficult to implement.
อย่าเพิ่งyàa pêrngหลงเชื่อlŏng chêuuaคารมkaa-romหวานหูwăan hŏoของเขาkŏng kăoง่ายๆngâai ngâaiลองดูlong dooการกระทำgaan grà-tamของเขาkŏng kăoไปก่อนbpai gòn
Don't be too quick to believe his flattering words; try to observe his actions first.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

หวานwăanหวานwăan1sweet; endearing (manner/appearance)2romantic; sentimental; saccharine3sweet (taste)Part 1
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หูhŏoหูhŏo1hearing; ability to hear2ear3handle; lug; loop (ear-like part)Part 2
หวานหูwăan hŏoหวานหูwăan hŏopleasing to the ear