อุบไต๋
ùp-dtǎiMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] keep one's cards close to one's chest (informal)
To deliberately withhold information, especially one's plans, intentions, or strategy, so that others do not discover it.
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ถามtǎamถามtǎam[to] ask; inquireว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillจะพาjà-paaจะพาjà-paawill take [sb]; will bring [sb]ไปเที่ยวbpai-tîiaoไปเที่ยวbpai-tîiao1[to] go out for fun; hang out; visit (for fun)2[to] travel for leisure; go on a trip; go sightseeingที่ไหนtîi-nǎiที่ไหนtîi-nǎi1where?2wherever (with ก็)3no way!; not at all (colloq.)แต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)5to; towardอุบไต๋ùp-dtǎiอุบไต๋ùp-dtǎi[to] keep one's cards close to one's chest (informal)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ยอมyɔɔmยอมyɔɔm1[to] agree; consent; allow2[to] yield; give in; submit3[to] admit (acknowledge)บอกbɔ̀ɔkบอกbɔ̀ɔk1[to] tell; inform2[to] tell; instruct; ask [sb] to do [sth]3[to] indicate; show
I asked where he was taking me on our trip, but he was still keeping it a secret and refused to tell me.
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โค้ชkóotอุบไต๋ùp-dtǎiเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangแผนการpɛ̌ɛn-gaanเล่นlênเพราะprɔ́ไม่mâiอยากyàakให้hâiทีมtiimคู่แข่งkûu-kɛ̀ngรู้ล่วงหน้าrúu-lûuang-nâa
The coach kept the game plan under wraps because he did not want the opposing team to know it in advance.
บริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtอุบไต๋ùp-dtǎiเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangผลิตภัณฑ์pà-lìt-dtà-panใหม่màiมาตลอดmaa-dtà-lɔ̀ɔtเพื่อไม่ให้pʉ̂ʉa-mâi-hâiคู่แข่งkûu-kɛ̀ngมีmiiเวลาwee-laaปรับbpràpกลยุทธ์gon-lá-yútก่อนgɔ̀ɔnวันเปิดตัวwan-bpə̀ət-dtuua
The company has kept its new product under wraps all along to prevent competitors from having time to adjust their strategies before the launch.
ถึงจะtʉ̌ng-jàถูกtùukนักข่าวnák-kàaoถามtǎamซ้ำsámหลายlǎaiครั้งkrángผู้กำกับpûu-gam-gàpก็gɔ̂ยังyangอุบไต๋ùp-dtǎiเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangตอนจบdtɔɔn-jòpโดยdooiบอกbɔ̀ɔkเพียงpiiangว่าwâaคนดูkon-duuต้องdtɔ̂ngไปbpaiลุ้นlúnกันเองgan-eeng
Despite being asked repeatedly by reporters, the director still kept the ending secret, saying only that viewers would have to watch and find out for themselves.
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 classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -บ, a stop, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
ùp
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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อุบไต๋ùp-dtǎiอุบไต๋ùp-dtǎi[to] keep one's cards close to one's chest (informal)[to] keep one's cards close to one's chest (informal)Word