เจี้ยน
jîianMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] cut off; lop off (colloq.)
to cut or chop [sth] off; also used colloquially of killing or finishing [sb] off.
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderมีดmîitมีดmîitknifeเจี้ยนjîianเจี้ยนjîian[to] cut off; lop off (colloq.)ปลายไม้bplaai-máaiปลายไม้bplaai-máaitip of a stick; end of a piece of woodที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerแหลมlɛ̌ɛmแหลมlɛ̌ɛm1pointed; sharp; tapering2shrill; piercing (sound)3cape; headland4keen; shrewd; perceptiveออกɔ̀ɔkออกɔ̀ɔk1[to] go out; exit; leave2out; outward3[in sports] out of bounds4[to] come out; appear; be issued5[to] produce; emit; put out6[to] pay; spend; disburse7[to] quit; resign8[to] issue; publish9successfully; out (indicating comprehension or discovery)
Mom used a knife to cut off the sharp tip of the stick.
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ใบตองbai-dtɔɔngแผ่นpɛ̀nนี้níiกว้างgwâangเกินไปgəən-bpaiยายyaaiเลยləəiเจี้ยนjîianขอบkɔ̀ɔpออกɔ̀ɔkก่อนgɔ̀ɔnเอาไปao-bpaiห่อhɔ̀ɔขนมkà-nǒm
This banana leaf was too wide, so Grandma trimmed off the edges before using it to wrap sweets.
ช่างchângเจี้ยนjîianส่วนsùuanที่tîiยื่นออกมาyʉ̂ʉn-ɔ̀ɔk-maaจนjonขอบไม้kɔ̀ɔp-máaiเสมอกันsà-mə̌ə-ganแล้วจึงlɛ́ɛo-jʉngใช้cháiกระดาษทรายgrà-dàat-saaiขัดkàt
The carpenter cut away the protruding section until the wooden edges were flush, then sanded them.
ในnaiหนังnǎngเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนี้níiหัวหน้าแก๊งhǔua-nâa-gɛ́ngสั่งให้sàng-hâiลูกน้องlûuk-nɔ́ɔngไปbpaiเจี้ยนjîianคนทรยศkon-tɔɔ-rá-yótทิ้งtíngก่อนที่gɔ̀ɔn-tîiความลับkwaam-lápจะjàรั่วไหลrûua-lǎi
In this movie, the gang leader orders his men to finish off the traitor before the secret gets out.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Falling tone
jîian
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Mid class + Mai tho → Falling
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 | — | — |