เกี้ยว
gîaoMeanings
1VerbC1
[to] court; woo; flirt (with sb)
To try to win someone's love; to woo or flirt with someone, often in a traditional or playful way.
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillพยายามpà-yaa-yaamพยายามpà-yaa-yaam[to] try; attemptจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)เกี้ยวgîaoเกี้ยวgîao1[to] court; woo; flirt (with sb)2sedan chair; palanquin (historical)3topknot ring; hair ornament (hist.)สาวsăaoสาวsăao1young woman; girl2young; youthful (female)3[to] reel; wind; draw in4[to] trace back; investigate the source of [sth]คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)ตั้งแต่dtâng dtàeตั้งแต่dtâng dtàefrom; since (starting point)วันแรกwan râekวันแรกwan râek1first day; day one2on the first dayที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเจอjerเจอjer1[to] meet; run into2[to] find; come across3[to] face; experience
He tried to woo that girl from the first day he met her.
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ตัวเอกdtuua èkในnaiบทละครbòt lá-konใช้cháiบทกวีbòt gà-weeอันanไพเราะpai-róเพื่อpêuuaเกี้ยวgîaoองค์ongหญิงyĭng
The protagonist in the play uses beautiful poetry to woo the princess.
ในnaiวรรณคดีไทยwan-ná-ká-dee taiมักmákมีmeeฉากchàakที่têeพระเอกprá àykแต่งกลอนdtàeng glonสดsòtเพื่อpêuuaเกี้ยวgîaoนางเอกnaang èk
Thai literature often has scenes where the hero composes impromptu poems to woo the heroine.
สมัยก่อนsà-mǎi-gɔ̀ɔnผู้ชายpûu-chaaiมักจะmák-jàแสดงsà-dɛɛngความสามารถkwaam-sǎa-mâatด้านdâanดนตรีdon-dtriiหรือrʉ̌ʉกวีนิพนธ์gà-wii-ní-ponเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเกี้ยวพาราสีgîiao-paa-raa-sǐiหญิงyǐngที่tîiตนdtonหมายปองmǎai-bpɔɔng
In the old days, men would often show their musical or poetic skills to woo the woman they admired.
2NounC1
sedan chair; palanquin (historical)
A Chinese-style chair or small carriage carried by people using long poles.
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เจ้าสาวjâo săaoเจ้าสาวjâo săaobrideนั่งnângนั่งnâng1[to] sit; sit down2[to] take; ride [sth] (vehicle)อยู่ในyòo naiอยู่ในyòo nai[to] be in [somewhere]เกี้ยวgîaoเกี้ยวgîao1[to] court; woo; flirt (with sb)2sedan chair; palanquin (historical)3topknot ring; hair ornament (hist.)สีแดงsĕe daengสีแดงsĕe daeng1the color red2red; red-coloredส่วนsùuanส่วนsùuan1part; portion; section2classifier for parts or portions3share; quota4department; division; unit5as for; regarding6over (in fractions)คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringหามhăamหามhăam[to] carry on poles; shoulder-carryสี่sèeสี่sèe1four (number)2four (as a noun)คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerแบกbàekแบกbàek1[to] carry on the back/shoulders2[to] bear; shoulder [sth] (burden/responsibility)3[to] carry a team (gaming slang)คานkaanคานkaan1beam (structural member)2lever; balance beam3carrying pole (yoke)4[to] counterbalance; checkไม้máiไม้mái1wood; timber2stick; rod; club; bat3classifier: skewers of food4tone/diacritic mark (Thai orthography)5tool; implementยาวyaaoยาวyaao1long (length)2long (duration)3[to] grow long; become longerพาpaaพาpaa1[to] take; bring; lead [sb]2[to] lead to; result inเธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2she; herไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyบ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: หลัง5domestic; domesticated; cultivatedเจ้าบ่าวjâo bàaoเจ้าบ่าวjâo bàaogroom; bridegroom
The bride sat in a red sedan chair while four bearers carried her to the groom’s house using long wooden poles.
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ในnaiงานแต่งงานngaan dtàeng ngaanแบบจีนbàep jeenของkŏngชุมชนchum-chonนี้néeเจ้าสาวjâo săaoจะjàนั่งnângในnaiเกี้ยวgîaoที่têeคนkonหามhăamแบกbàekไปตามbpai dtaamถนนtà-nŏnแทนที่จะtaen têe jàนั่งnângรถยนต์rót yon
At traditional Chinese weddings in this community, the bride rides in a sedan chair carried along the street by bearers instead of traveling by car.
เกี้ยวgîaoในnaiภาพวาดpâap wâatจีนjeenมิได้mí dâiเป็นเพียงbpen piiangพาหนะpaa-hà-náที่têeใช้cháiคานหามkaan hăamเท่านั้นtâo nánแต่dtàeลวดลายlûuat laaiอันanวิจิตรwí-jìtของมันkŏng manยังyangสะท้อนsà-tónฐานะtăa-náของkŏngผู้โดยสารpôo dohy-săanด้วยdûuay
The sedan chair in the Chinese painting is not merely a vehicle carried on poles; its intricate decorations also reflect the passenger’s social standing.
เมื่อmêuuaขบวนแห่kà-buuan hàeเลี้ยวlíiaoเข้าสู่kâo sòoตรอกแคบdtròk kâepคนkonหามhăamเกี้ยวgîaoต้องdtôngค่อยkôiๆ-ปรับbpràpจังหวะjang-wàก้าวgâaoให้hâiสอดคล้องกันsòt klóng ganเพื่อpêuuaมิให้mí hâiเจ้าสาวjâo săaoที่นั่งtêe nângอยู่yòoภายในpaai naiเสียหลักsĭia làk
As the procession turned into a narrow alley, the sedan-chair bearers had to carefully coordinate their steps so that the bride seated inside would not lose her balance.
3NounC2
topknot ring; hair ornament (hist.)
A ring or hoop used to hold a topknot; a traditional hair ornament, especially in royal or historical contexts (e.g., พระเกี้ยวพระเกี้ยวprá-gîiaoroyal coronet; topknot ornament).
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ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)พิพิธภัณฑ์pí-pít-tá-panพิพิธภัณฑ์pí-pít-tá-panmuseumจัดแสดงjàt sà-daengจัดแสดงjàt sà-daeng1[to] exhibit [sth]; display [sth] (to the public)2[to] stage; put on [a performance/exhibition]เกี้ยวgîaoเกี้ยวgîao1[to] court; woo; flirt (with sb)2sedan chair; palanquin (historical)3topknot ring; hair ornament (hist.)ทองtongทองtong1gold (metal; color)2gold items; gold jewelryคำโบราณkam boh-raanคำโบราณkam boh-raan1archaic word; archaic expression2old saying; ancient proverbที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderสำหรับsăm-ràpสำหรับsăm-ràp1for; intended for; for the purpose of2as for; regardingรัดrátรัดrát1[to] tie; fasten; secure2[to] tighten; constrict; compress3tight; snug; close-fittingมวยผมmuuay pŏmมวยผมmuuay pŏmhair bun
The museum displays an ancient golden topknot ring used for securing a hair bun.
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มวยผมmuuay pŏmของkŏngนางรำnaang ramประดับbprà-dàpด้วยdûuayเกี้ยวgîaoอันanงดngótงามวิจิตรngaam wí-jìtซึ่งsêungประดับbprà-dàpด้วยdûuayอัญมณีan-yá-má-neeล้ำค่าlám kâa
The dancer's topknot was adorned with an exquisite topknot ring decorated with precious gems.
พระpráเกี้ยวgîaoเป็นbpenเครื่องหมายkrêuuang măaiและláeสัญลักษณ์sàn-yá-lákสำคัญsăm-kanของkŏngจุฬาลงกรณ์มหาวิทยาลัยjù-laa-long-gon má-hăa-wít-tá-yaa-lai
The Phra Kiao (royal topknot ornament) is an important emblem and symbol of Chulalongkorn University.
ความประณีตkwaam bprà-nêetของkŏngพระpráเกี้ยวgîaoที่têeใช้cháiในnaiราชสำนักrâat-chá-săm-nákสะท้อนถึงsà-tón tĕungศิลปะsĭn-lá-bpàชั้นสูงchán sŏongของkŏngช่างทองchâang tongแห่งhàengกรุงสยามgrung sà-yăam
The exquisiteness of the royal topknot ornaments used in the court reflects the high art of the Siamese goldsmiths.