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hùu-giiMeaning
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tofu skin; bean curd skin
An edible sheet made by collecting the thin film that forms on the surface of heated soy milk, often dried for use in cooking.
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseแช่chɛ̂ɛแช่chɛ̂ɛ1[to] soak; immerse2[to] chill; refrigerateหู่กีhùu-giiหู่กีhùu-giitofu skin; bean curd skinให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)นิ่มnîmนิ่มnîm1soft; supple; tender2gentle; mild3softly; gently4pangolinก่อนgɔ̀ɔnก่อนgɔ̀ɔn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerนำไปnam-bpaiนำไปnam-bpai[to] take; carry; bring [sb/sth] (away/to somewhere)ใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)4[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)แกงจืดgɛɛng-jʉ̀ʉtแกงจืดgɛɛng-jʉ̀ʉtclear, mild Thai soup
Mom soaks the tofu skin until soft before adding it to the clear soup.
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ฉันchănชอบchôpใส่sàiหู่กีhòo-geeในnaiหม้อไฟmôr faiเพราะpráwแผ่นบางpàen baangๆ-ดูดซับdòot sápน้ำซุปnáam súpได้ดีdâai dee
I like adding tofu skin to hot pot because the thin sheets absorb the broth well.
หู่กีhòo-geeทำจากtam jàakเยื่อyêuuaบางbaangๆ-ที่têeเกิดgèrtบนผิวน้ำbon pĭu náamเต้าหู้dtâo hûuขณะkà-nàให้hâiความร้อนkwaam rónและláeมักmákนำไปnam bpaiตากแห้งdàak hâengเพื่อpêuuaเก็บไว้gèp wáiทำอาหารtam aa-hăan
Tofu skin is made from the thin film that forms on heated soy milk and is often dried for later use in cooking.
ถ้าtâaจะjàใช้cháiหู่กีhùu-giiชนิดchá-nítแห้งhɛ̂ɛngห่อhɔ̀ɔไส้sâiผักpàkควรkuuanแช่chɛ̂ɛน้ำnáamให้hâiแผ่นpɛ̀nนิ่มnîmก่อนgɔ̀ɔnมิฉะนั้นmí-chà-nánแผ่นpɛ̀nจะjàแตกdtɛ̀ɛkเวลาwee-laaพับpáp
If you want to wrap a vegetable filling in dried tofu skin, soak the sheets until soft first; otherwise, they will crack when folded.
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 markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
hùu
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + Mai ek → Low
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 | — | — |