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hǔua-mɔ̌ɔMeanings
1NounB1
a sly, smart‑aleck person who uses tricks or technicalities (disapproving)
Informal, disapproving: a person who shows off cleverness in an annoying or underhand way; often uses nitpicky points, loopholes, or small tricks to gain advantage or avoid blame.
Examples
อย่าyàaอย่าyàadon’t; do not (negative imperative)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyคุยkuiคุยkui1[to] chat; talk2[to] brag; boast3[to] talk to [sb] romantically; get to know a potential partner (colloq.)กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; 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 stirringหัวหมอhǔua-mɔ̌ɔหัวหมอhǔua-mɔ̌ɔ1a sly, smart‑aleck person who uses tricks or technicalities (disapproving)2smart‑alecky; crafty; argues on technicalities (disapproving)
Don't talk to him. He's a smart aleck.
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เพื่อนร่วมงานpêuuan rûuam ngaanคนใหม่kon màiเป็นbpenหัวหมอhŭua mŏrตัวยงdtuua yongเลยloieถามtăamอะไรà-raiก็gâwตอบdtòpกวนๆguuan guuanตลอดdtà-lòt
My new colleague is a real smart aleck; whatever you ask, he always gives a cheeky answer.
ไม่ต้องmâi dtôngไปbpaiฟังfangไอ้âiหัวหมอhŭua mŏrคนkonนั้นnánหรอกròkมันmanชอบchôpพูดpôotให้hâiตัวเองdtuua engดูดีdoo deeแต่dtàeจริงๆjing jingไม่มีอะไรmâi mee à-raiเลยloie
Don't listen to that smart aleck. He just likes to talk himself up, but in reality, he's got nothing.
ในnaiวงการกฎหมายwong-gaan-gòt-mǎaiบางครั้งbaang-krángการgaanมีชื่อเสียงmii-chʉ̂ʉ-sǐiangว่าwâaเป็นbpenหัวหมอhǔua-mɔ̌ɔก็gɔ̂อาจàatเป็นbpenข้อได้เปรียบkɔ̂ɔ-dâai-bprìiapในnaiการgaanข่มขวัญkòm-kwǎnคู่ต่อสู้kûu-dtɔ̀ɔ-sûuได้dâai
In the legal world, sometimes having a reputation as a cunning lawyer can be an advantage in intimidating opponents.
2AdjectiveB2
smart‑alecky; crafty; argues on technicalities (disapproving)
Informal, disapproving: sly or smart‑alecky; habitually argues back, nitpicks, or plays with technicalities to outsmart others or evade blame.
Examples
พอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenโดนdoonโดนdoon1[to] hit; make contact with [sb/sth]2[to] get; be subjected to (passive, often negative)3[to] be hit; be struck; be affected4[to] hit the mark; be spot on (slang/colloq.)5for a long time (Isan)จับjàpจับjàp1[to] hold; grasp2[to] touch; feel3[to] catch; seize; capture4[to] arrest5[to] perch (of a bird)6[to] detect; pick up; sense7[to] attack; come on (of fever)8[to] settle on; stick to a surfaceว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeทำผิดกฎtam-pìt-gòtทำผิดกฎtam-pìt-gòt[to] break a rule; [to] violate regulationsเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerทำตัวtam-dtuuaทำตัวtam-dtuua[to] behave; conduct oneself; carry oneselfหัวหมอhǔua-mɔ̌ɔหัวหมอhǔua-mɔ̌ɔ1a sly, smart‑aleck person who uses tricks or technicalities (disapproving)2smart‑alecky; crafty; argues on technicalities (disapproving)อ้างâangอ้างâang1[to] claim; assert2[to] cite; quote; refer to3[to] use as a pretext; justifyกฎหมายgòt-mǎaiกฎหมายgòt-mǎailaw; statuteข้อkɔ̂ɔข้อkɔ̂ɔ1item; point; clause2classifier: items/points/clauses/questions3joint (anatomy)4node; joint; segment (botany/zoology)นั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)ข้อkɔ̂ɔข้อkɔ̂ɔ1item; point; clause2classifier: items/points/clauses/questions3joint (anatomy)4node; joint; segment (botany/zoology)นี้níiนี้níi1this2this oneเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofเอาตัวรอดao-dtuua-rɔ̂ɔtเอาตัวรอดao-dtuua-rɔ̂ɔt1[to] survive; [to] get by2[to] save one’s own skin
When he got caught breaking the rule, he acted slyly, citing this and that legal clause to get away with it.
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อย่าyàaไปbpaiเถียงtĭiangกับgàpเขาkăoเลยloieเขาkăoเป็นbpenคนkonหัวหมอhŭua mŏrชอบchôpจับผิดjàp pìtเรื่องrêuuangเล็กๆlék lékน้อยๆnói nóiตลอดเวลาdtà-lòt way-laa
Don't bother arguing with him. He's a smart aleck who's always nitpicking about small things.
การเจรจาgaan-jee-rá-jaaกับgàpบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtนั้นnánต้องdtɔ̂ngระวังrá-wangให้ดีhâi-diiเพราะprɔ́ฝ่ายกฎหมายfàai-gòt-mǎaiของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoค่อนข้างkɔ̂n-kâangหัวหมอhǔua-mɔ̌ɔและlɛ́อาจàatใช้cháiช่องโหว่chɔ̂ng-wòoในnaiสัญญาsǎn-yaaเล่นงานlên-ngaanเราraoได้dâai
You have to be careful when negotiating with that company because their legal team is quite sly and might use loopholes in the contract against us.
พฤติกรรมprʉ́t-dtì-gamหัวหมอhǔua-mɔ̌ɔของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoเป็นที่bpen-tîiเอือมระอาʉʉam-rá-aaในnaiที่ประชุมtîi-bprà-chumเพราะprɔ́แทนที่จะtɛɛn-tîi-jàช่วยchûuaiแก้ปัญหาgɛ̂ɛ-bpan-hǎaเขาkǎoกลับglàpยกyókแต่dtɛ̀ɛประเด็นbprà-denทางเทคนิคtaang-ték-nìkที่tîiไม่mâiสำคัญsǎm-kanมาmaaถกเถียงtòk-tǐiang
His smart-alecky behavior is tiresome in meetings because instead of helping solve the problem, he just brings up unimportant technical points to argue about.
Tones
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh 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
hǔua
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
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หมอmɔ̌ɔหมอmɔ̌ɔ1doctor; physician2veterinarian3expert; specialist (informal)4traditional healer; shamandoctor; physicianPart 2
หัวหมอhǔua-mɔ̌ɔหัวหมอhǔua-mɔ̌ɔa sly, smart‑aleck person who uses tricks or technicalities (disapproving)a sly, smart‑aleck person who uses tricks or technicalities (disapproving)Word