หูเบา
hǔu-baoMeaning
1AdjectiveA2
gullible; easily influenced
Gullible; easily swayed by what others say without careful consideration.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillหูเบาhǔu-baoหูเบาhǔu-baogullible; easily influencedเชื่อchʉ̂ʉaเชื่อchʉ̂ʉa1to believe [sth/sb]2to trust; have faith in3to believe in (religion/ideology)4[to] heed; obey [sb]5on creditเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowง่ายngâaiง่ายngâai1easy; simple2easily; readilyมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
He is gullible and believes his friends too easily.
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Yesterday she was gullible and fell for a fake story.
Don’t be easily swayed by the instigation of ill-intentioned people.
เพราะprɔ́หูเบาhǔu-baoเขาkǎoจึงjʉngเปลี่ยนใจbplìian-jaiตามdtaamคนkonพูดเก่งpûut-gèngอยู่เสมอyùu-sà-mə̌əโดยdooiไม่mâiคิดkítให้hâiรอบคอบrɔ̂ɔp-kɔ̂ɔp
Because he is easily swayed, he always changes his mind to follow persuasive people without careful thought.
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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เบาbaoเบาbao1light (not heavy)2soft; quiet (of sound)3gentle; mild; light (degree/force)4easy; light (workload/effort)5[to] urinate (polite euphemism)6[to] lighten; reduce; easelight (not heavy)Part 2
หูเบาhǔu-baoหูเบาhǔu-baogullible; easily influencedgullible; easily influencedWord