เฉลียว
chà-lǐiaoMeanings
1AdjectiveB2
clever; quick-witted
clever, quick-witted, or astute
Examples
เด็กdèkเด็กdèk1child; kid2young; not yet grown up3young person (informal)คนนี้kon-níiคนนี้kon-níithis personเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)เด็กdèkเด็กdèk1child; kid2young; not yet grown up3young person (informal)เฉลียวchà-lǐiaoเฉลียวchà-lǐiao1clever; quick-witted2[to] suddenly realize; [to] suspectเรียนรู้riian-rúuเรียนรู้riian-rúu[to] learn; acquire knowledgeอะไรà-raiอะไรà-rai1what2what; what kind of (modifier)3something; anything (unspecified)4what? (interjection of surprise/confusion)ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerเข้าใจkâo-jaiเข้าใจkâo-jai1[to] understand; grasp2[to] assume; take sth to be true3[to be] understanding (of [sb])ได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerเร็วreoเร็วreo1fast; quick (speed/time)2quickly; fast3early; soonมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
This child is clever; whatever he learns, he understands very quickly.
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เธอtəəเป็นbpenคนkonเฉลียวchà-lǐiaoมักจะmák-jàแก้ปัญหาเฉพาะหน้าgɛ̂ɛ-bpan-hǎa-chà-pɔ́-nâaได้ดีdâai-diiเสมอsà-mə̌ə
She is quick-witted and always solves immediate problems well.
ด้วยdûuaiความkwaamเฉลียวchà-lǐiaoของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoเขาkǎoจึงjʉngได้รับdâi-rápความไว้วางใจkwaam-wái-waang-jaiให้hâiคุมkumโปรเจกต์bproo-jèekสำคัญsǎm-kanของkɔ̌ɔngบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàt
Because of his astuteness, he has earned the trust to manage the company's key projects.
ไหวพริบwǎi-prípและlɛ́ความkwaamเฉลียวchà-lǐiaoของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoช่วยให้chûuai-hâiทีมtiimรอดพ้นrɔ̂ɔt-pónจากjàakสถานการณ์sà-tǎa-ná-gaanที่tîiยากลำบากyâak-lam-bàakมาmaaได้dâai
His resourcefulness and quick wit helped the team survive a difficult situation.
2VerbC1
[to] suddenly realize; [to] suspect
to suddenly realize, suspect, or have an inkling about something
Examples
พอporพอpor1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenเห็นhĕnเห็นhĕn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillเงียบngîiapเงียบngîiap1quiet; silent2quiet (place/time)3[to] be quiet; fall silent4[to] go silent; stop respondingไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerเริ่มrêrmเริ่มrêrm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toเฉลียวใจchà-lĭiao jaiเฉลียวใจchà-lĭiao jai[to] be suspicious; [to] have a hunchว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2must; bound toมีเรื่องmee rêuuangมีเรื่องmee rêuuang1[to] have an issue; something came up2[to] get into a quarrel/fightอะไรà-raiอะไรà-rai1what2what; what kind of (modifier)3something; anything (unspecified)4what? (interjection of surprise/confusion)ผิดปกติpìt bpà-gà-dtìผิดปกติpìt bpà-gà-dtìabnormal; irregular; unusual; malfunctioningแน่ๆnâe nâeแน่ๆnâe nâedefinitely; for sure; certainly
When I saw him go quiet, I started to suspect that something must be wrong.
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เธอtəəไม่ทันmâi-tanเฉลียวchà-lǐiaoเลยləəiว่าwâaคนkonที่tîiคุยด้วยkui-dûuaiทุกวันtúk-wanคือkʉʉมิจฉาชีพmít-chǎa-chîipที่tîiปลอมตัวbplɔɔm-dtuuaมาmaaหลอกลวงlɔ̀ɔk-luuang
She didn't realize at all that the person she talked to every day was a scammer in disguise.
หากhàakเขาkǎoเฉลียวใจchà-lǐiao-jaiสักนิดsàk-nítถึงtʉ̌ngความผิดปกติkwaam-pìt-bpòk-gà-dtìในnaiบัญชีban-chiiบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtก็gɔ̂คงไม่kong-mâiถูกtùukยักยอกyák-yɔ̂ɔkเงินngənไปbpaiมากmâakขนาดนี้kà-nàat-níi
Had he suspected even a little bit about the irregularities in the account, the company wouldn't have had so much money embezzled.
คำพูดkam-pûutที่tîiดูเหมือนduu-mʉ̌ʉanไม่มีอะไรmâi-mii-à-raiของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoกลับglàpทำให้tam-hâiผู้ฟังpûu-fangเฉลียวใจchà-lǐiao-jaiและlɛ́เริ่มrə̂əmตั้งคำถามdtâng-kam-tǎamถึงtʉ̌ngเจตนาjèet-dtà-naaที่แท้จริงtîi-tɛ́ɛ-jing
His seemingly harmless words actually made the listeners suddenly realize and begin to question his true intentions.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is เฉลียว said ฉะ-เหลียว?
chà-lǐiao
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
chà
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High 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 | — | — |