เกี๊ยว
gíiaoMeanings
1NounA2
wonton; dumpling
a thin dough wrapper filled (often with pork or shrimp), commonly boiled or served in soup; Chinese-style wonton
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ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)กินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] take medicine (colloquial)4[to] consume; use up5[to] corrode; erode; eat into6[to] take (a bribe); pocketเกี๊ยวgíiaoเกี๊ยวgíiao1wonton; dumpling2wonton wrapperน้ำnáamน้ำnáam1water2liquid; fluid3juice; extract4sauce; broth5bodily fluid (in compounds)6served with broth7empty words; fillerหมูสับmǔu-sàpหมูสับmǔu-sàpminced pork; ground pork
I like eating pork wonton soup.
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The shop next door sells big shrimp wontons in a fragrant broth.
Today Mom wrapped wontons and boiled them for everyone to eat in the evening.
เวลาwee-laaไปbpaiเยาวราชyao-wá-râatฉันchǎnมักmákสั่งsàngเกี๊ยวgíiaoซุปใสsúp-sǎiเพราะprɔ́แป้งbpɛ̂ɛngบางbaangไส้sâiแน่นnɛ̂n
When I go to Yaowarat, I usually order clear-broth wontons because the wrappers are thin and the filling is generous.
2NounB1
wonton wrapper
a thin square sheet of dough used to wrap fillings for wontons
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แม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseซื้อséuซื้อséu1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offแผ่นpàenแผ่นpàen1sheet; slab; panel2classifier for flat items3disc; recordเกี๊ยวgíaoเกี๊ยวgíao1wonton; dumpling2wonton wrapperสี่เหลี่ยมsèe lìiamสี่เหลี่ยมsèe lìiam1four-sided; square/rectangular in shape2quadrilateral; four-sided shape3hash sign; hash key (#) (on a telephone)บางbaangบางbaang1some; certain2thin; slight3thin; sparseๆ-มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] set aside; reserve3for later; in reserve4[to] leave (something) as is5marks retention or maintenance of a state6[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)ห่อhòห่อhò1[to] wrap; package2package; bundle3classifier (packages; bundles; packets)ไส้sâiไส้sâi1filling (food)2wick (candle, lamp)3intestines; entrails4inner part; core; insert; refill
Mom bought thin square wonton sheets to wrap fillings.
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เวลาwee-laaใช้cháiแผ่นpɛ̀nเกี๊ยวgíiaoให้hâiทาtaaน้ำnáamเล็กน้อยlék-nɔ́ɔiที่tîiขอบkɔ̀ɔpเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaปิดbpìtให้hâiสนิทsà-nìt
When using wonton wrappers, apply a little water on the edges to seal them tightly.
เชฟchéepแนะนำให้nɛ́-nam-hâiโรยrooiแป้งbpɛ̂ɛngนิดหน่อยnít-nɔ̀iบนbonแผ่นpɛ̀nเกี๊ยวgíiaoก่อนgɔ̀ɔnห่อhɔ̀ɔเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaป้องกันbpɔ̂ng-ganไม่ให้mâi-hâiติดกันdtìt-ganระหว่างrá-wàangเตรียมdtriiam
The chef suggests dusting a bit of flour on the wonton wrappers before wrapping to prevent them from sticking during prep.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai tri
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
High tone
gíiao
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Mid class + Mai tri → High
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 | — | — |