เกี่ยง
gìiangMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] shirk; push a task onto others
To be unwilling to do something and try to push the responsibility or task onto others; to shirk.
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)น้องชายnɔ́ɔng-chaaiน้องชายnɔ́ɔng-chaai1younger brother2penis (euphemistic)ชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)เกี่ยงgìiangเกี่ยงgìiang1[to] shirk; push a task onto others2[to] haggle; dispute over termsกันganกันgan1together; 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; earmarkล้างจานláang-jaanล้างจานláang-jaan[to] wash dishes; do the dishes
My younger brother and I like to shirk the task of washing the dishes (by pushing it on each other).
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เวลาwee-laaทำงานtam-ngaanเป็นbpenทีมtiimเราraoไม่ควรmâi-kuuanเกี่ยงgìiangงานยากngaan-yâakแต่dtɛ̀ɛควรจะkuuan-jàช่วยเหลือchûuai-lʉ̌ʉaซึ่งกันและกันsʉ̂ng-gan-lɛ́-gan
When working as a team, we shouldn't shirk difficult tasks, but should help one another.
ทุกคนtúk-konต่างdtàangก็gɔ̂เกี่ยงgìiangความรับผิดชอบkwaam-ráp-pìt-chɔ̂ɔpกันganเลยləəiไม่มีmâi-miiใครkraiอยากyàakเป็นbpenหัวหน้าhǔua-nâaโปรเจกต์bproo-jèek
Everyone was shirking responsibility, so no one wanted to be the project leader.
ทัศนคติtát-sà-ná-ká-dtìของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoที่tîiชอบchɔ̂ɔpเกี่ยงgìiangทุกtúkงานngaanที่tîiดูduuยุ่งยากyûng-yâakทำให้tam-hâiเพื่อนร่วมงานpʉ̂ʉan-rûuam-ngaanเริ่มrə̂əmรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kเอือมระอาʉʉam-rá-aa
His attitude of always shirking any task that seems troublesome causes his colleagues to start feeling fed up with him.
2VerbB1
[to] haggle; dispute over terms
To dispute or haggle, especially over a price, share, or terms, often with a sense of contention or reluctance.
Examples
แม่ค้าmɛ̂ɛ-káaแม่ค้าmɛ̂ɛ-káafemale vendor; saleswoman; shopkeeperกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)ลูกค้าlûuk-káaลูกค้าlûuk-káacustomer; clientกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesเกี่ยงgìiangเกี่ยงgìiang1[to] shirk; push a task onto others2[to] haggle; dispute over termsราคาraa-kaaราคาraa-kaa1price; cost2[to] cost; [to be] priced atกันganกันgan1together; 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; earmarkอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remain
The seller and the customer are haggling over the price.
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สองsɔ̌ɔngคนkonนั้นnánกำลังgam-langเกี่ยงgìiangกันganเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangใครkraiควรจะkuuan-jàเป็นbpenคนkonจ่ายjàaiค่าอาหารkâa-aa-hǎan
Those two are disputing over who should be the one to pay for the meal.
หลังจากlǎng-jàakคุณพ่อkun-pɔ̂ɔเสียsǐiaพี่น้องpîi-nɔ́ɔngก็gɔ̂เริ่มrə̂əmเกี่ยงgìiangกันganเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangส่วนแบ่งsùuan-bɛ̀ngมรดกmɔɔ-rá-dòk
After their father passed away, the siblings started to dispute their shares of the inheritance.
บริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtทั้งtángสองsɔ̌ɔngฝ่ายfàaiใช้เวลาchái-wee-laaหลายlǎaiชั่วโมงchûua-moongในnaiการgaanเกี่ยงgìiangเงื่อนไขngʉ̂ʉan-kǎiในnaiสัญญาsǎn-yaaก่อนที่gɔ̀ɔn-tîiจะได้jà-dâaiข้อสรุปkɔ̂ɔ-sà-rùpที่tîiยอมรับyɔɔm-rápได้dâai
The two companies spent many hours haggling over the terms in the contract before reaching an acceptable conclusion.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
gìiang
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid 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 | — | — |