เฉลียว(chà-lĭiao)

Meanings

1AdjectiveB2

clever; quick-witted

clever, quick-witted, or astute

Examples

เด็กdèkเด็กdèk1child; kid2young person (informal)คนนี้kon néeคนนี้kon néethis personเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1[to] know how; be able to (skill)2[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)3to be (identity/category/state)4to becomeเด็กdèkเด็กdèk1child; kid2young person (informal)เฉลียวchà-lĭiaoเฉลียวchà-lĭiao1clever; quick-witted2[to] suddenly realize; [to] suspectเรียนรู้riian róoเรียนรู้riian róo[to] learn; acquire knowledgeอะไรà-raiอะไรà-rai1what; what kind of (modifier)2something; anything (unspecified)3what? (interjection of surprise/confusion)4whatก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3well; after all (emphasis/justification)4topic/resumption marker5conditional marker (if… then…)เข้าใจkâo jaiเข้าใจkâo jai1[to] assume; take sth to be true2[to be] understanding (of [sb])3[to] understand; graspได้dâiได้dâi1[to] manage to; succeed in2[to] get; obtain; receive3actualized-action marker4can; [to] be able to; may5okay; sure; agreedเร็วreoเร็วreo1early; soon2fast; quick (speed/time)3quickly; fastมากmâakมากmâak1many; numerous2very; extremely3much; a lot; greatly
This child is clever; whatever he learns, he understands very quickly.
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เธอterเป็นbpenคนkonเฉลียวchà-lĭiaoมักจะmák jàแก้ปัญหาเฉพาะหน้าgâe bpan-hăa chà-pór nâaได้ดีdâai deeเสมอsà-mĕr
She is quick-witted and always solves immediate problems well.
ด้วยdûuayความkwaamเฉลียวchà-lĭiaoของเขาkŏng kăoเขาkăoจึงjeungได้รับdâi rápความไว้วางใจkwaam wái waang jaiให้hâiคุมkumโปรเจกต์bproh-jèkสำคัญsăm-kanของkŏngบริษัทbò-rí-sàt
Because of his astuteness, he has earned the trust to manage the company's key projects.
ไหวพริบwǎi prípและláeความkwaamเฉลียวchà-lĭiaoของเขาkŏng kăoช่วยให้chûuai hâiทีมteemรอดพ้นrôt pónจากjàakสถานการณ์sà-tăa-ná-gaanที่têeยากลำบากyâak lam-bàakมาmaaได้dâi
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; sufficient2[to] suffice; be enough3quite; rather; fairly4as soon as; when5enough; sufficientlyเห็นhĕnเห็นhĕn1[to] consider; [to] regard as2[to] see3[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)4[to] think; [to] be of the opinionเขาkăoเขาkăo1they; them (context-dependent)2she; her3mountain; hill4horn5he; himเงียบngîiapเงียบngîiap1[to] go silent; stop responding2quiet (place/time)3[to] be quiet; fall silent4quiet; silentไปbpaiไปbpai1(aspect) completed; already past2[to] go3away; off (directional complement/particle)4on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3well; after all (emphasis/justification)4topic/resumption marker5conditional marker (if… then…)เริ่มrêrmเริ่มrêrm1[to] start to; begin to2[to] start; beginเฉลียวใจchà-lĭiao jaiเฉลียวใจchà-lĭiao jai[to] be suspicious; [to] have a hunchว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2[to] think; consider; deem3[to] scold; reproach; criticize4that (clause marker)ต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; bound to2must; have toมีเรื่องmee rêuuangมีเรื่องmee rêuuang1[to] get into a quarrel/fight2[to] have an issue; something came upอะไรà-raiอะไรà-rai1what; what kind of (modifier)2something; anything (unspecified)3what? (interjection of surprise/confusion)4whatผิดปกติpìt 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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เธอterไม่ทันmâi tanเฉลียวchà-lĭiaoเลยloieว่าwâaคนkonที่têeคุยด้วยkui dûuaiทุกวันtúk wanคือkeuมิจฉาชีพmít-chăa-chêepที่têeปลอมตัวbplom dtuuaมาmaaหลอกลวงlòk luuang
She didn't realize at all that the person she talked to every day was a scammer in disguise.
หากhàakเขาkăoเฉลียวใจchà-lĭiao jaiสักนิดsàk nítถึงtĕungความผิดปกติkwaam pìt-bpà-gà-dtìในnaiบัญชีban-cheeบริษัทbò-rí-sàtก็gâwคงไม่kong mâiถูกtòokยักยอกyák yôkเงินngernไปbpaiมากmâakขนาดนี้kà-nàat née
Had he suspected even a little bit about the irregularities in the account, the company wouldn't have had so much money embezzled.
คำพูดkam pôotที่têeดูเหมือนdoo mĕuuanไม่มีอะไรmâi mee à-raiของเขาkŏng kăoกลับglàpทำให้tam hâiผู้ฟังpôo fangเฉลียวใจchà-lĭiao jaiและláeเริ่มrêrmตั้งคำถามdtâng kam tăamถึงtĕungเจตนาjèt-dtà-naaที่แท้จริงtêe táe jing
His seemingly harmless words actually made the listeners suddenly realize and begin to question his true intentions.