หูผึ่ง
hǔu-pʉ̀ngMeaning
1Verb
prick up one's ears
Become suddenly attentive on hearing something interesting.
Examples
พอได้por dâiพอได้por dâi1acceptable; passable; okay2[to] be able to do [something] to some extentยินyinยินyin[to] hear; feel (literary or in compounds)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeจะมีjà meeจะมีjà meethere will be; [to] have (in the future)ขนมkà-nŏmขนมkà-nŏmsnack; sweet; dessertฟรีfreeฟรีfree1free (no cost)2for free; without paying3loose; spinning freely (mechanical)4in vain; for nothing (informal)เด็กdèkเด็กdèk1child; kid2young; not yet grown up3young person (informal)ๆ-ก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerหูผึ่งhŏo-pèungหูผึ่งhŏo-pèungprick up one's earsกันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkทันทีtan teeทันทีtan teeimmediately; at once
The children immediately perked up when they heard there would be free snacks.
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ฉันchǎnกำลังจะgam-lang-jàหลับlàpแต่dtɛ̀ɛคำว่าkam-wâaเลื่อนตำแหน่งlʉ̂ʉan-dtam-nɛ̀ngทำให้tam-hâiหูผึ่งhǔu-pʉ̀ngขึ้นมาkʉ̂n-maaเลยləəi
I was about to fall asleep, but the word 'promotion' made me prick up my ears.
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 syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
hǔu
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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ผึ่งpʉ̀ngผึ่งpʉ̀ng1[to] air-dry; sun-dry2[to] expose [sth] or oneself to air or sunlight[to] air-dry; sun-dryPart 2
หูผึ่งhǔu-pʉ̀ngหูผึ่งhǔu-pʉ̀ngprick up one's earsprick up one's earsWord