เฉียบ
chìiapMeanings
1AdjectiveB2
sharp; keen; intense
Sharp or keen; also used after another descriptive word to emphasize its degree, as in คมเฉียบ 'razor-sharp' or เย็นเฉียบเย็นเฉียบyen-chìiapice-cold; freezing; piercingly cold 'icy cold'.
Examples
หมอmɔ̌ɔหมอmɔ̌ɔ1doctor; physician2veterinarian3expert; specialist (informal)4traditional healer; shamanชมchomชมchom1[to] praise; compliment2[to] admire; take in (a view)3[to] watch; view (a show/broadcast)4[to] visit and view; tourว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeเธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herวิเคราะห์เคสwí-krɔ́-kéetวิเคราะห์เคสwí-krɔ́-kéet[to] analyze a caseได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerอย่างyàangอย่างyàang1kind; type; sort2manner; way3classifier (for kinds/types)4like; as; such as5in the manner of; -lyเฉียบคมchìiap-komเฉียบคมchìiap-kom1razor-sharp2keen; incisive (mind/ideas)เห็นhěnเห็นhěn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asประเด็นbprà-denประเด็นbprà-den1point; issue2topic; subject3legal point; matter at issueที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉnคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉn1other people; others2someone else; another personมองข้ามmɔɔng-kâamมองข้ามmɔɔng-kâam1[to] overlook; miss [sth/sb]2[to] look over/beyond (literal)3[to] ignore; dismiss as unimportant4[to] pass over [sb]
The doctor praised her for analyzing the case acutely, seeing points others missed.
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ลมหนาวlom-nǎaoพัดมาpát-maaทีtiiไอเย็นai-yenแทงtɛɛngเข้าkâoแก้มgɛ̂ɛmอย่างyàangเฉียบchìiapจนjonฉันchǎnสะดุ้งsà-dûng
When the winter wind blew, the cold pierced my cheeks sharply and made me flinch.
เขาkăoมีmeeสายตาsăai dtaaเฉียบchìiapจับjàpความผิดปกติkwaam pìt-bpà-gà-dtìเล็กๆlék lékในnaiรายงานraai-ngaanได้dâiทันทีtan tee
He has a sharp eye, spotting small irregularities in the report immediately.
ดีไซน์dii-saaiชุดchútนี้níiให้hâiความรู้สึกkwaam-rúu-sʉ̀kเฉียบchìiapทั้งtángเส้นสายsên-sǎaiคมกริบkom-grìpและlɛ́โทนสีtoon-sǐiที่tîiตัดกันdtàt-ganชัดเจนchát-jeen
This outfit feels sharp, with crisp lines and strongly contrasting tones.
2AdjectiveB2
excellent; superb (slangy approval)
expressing strong approval for something impressive or excellent.
Examples
เพลงpleengเพลงpleeng1song; musical piece2classifier: songs/piecesใหม่màiใหม่mài1new; not old2new; different; fresh3again; anew4new; inexperienced (novice)5hibiscus (Northern Thai)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)เฉียบchìiapเฉียบchìiap1sharp; keen; intense2excellent; superb (slangy approval)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousฟังfangฟังfang1listen2heed3[to] sound; seem (to the ear)แล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ขนลุกkǒn-lúkขนลุกkǒn-lúk1[to] get goosebumps2goosebumps3goosebumpy; covered in goosebumps
This new song is superb; it gave me goosebumps.
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การแสดงgaan sà-daengเมื่อคืนmêuua keunคือkeuเฉียบจริงchìiap jingๆ-จังหวะjang-wàและláeพลังpá-langมาmaaเต็มdtem
Last night's performance was truly outstanding; the rhythm and energy were full-on.
Her answer was so brilliant that the judges fell silent.
โปรดักชันbproo-dàk-chanของkɔ̌ɔngหนังnǎngเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนี้níiเฉียบchìiapทุกtúkมิติmí-dtìตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛภาพpâapเสียงsǐiangไปจนถึงbpai-jon-tʉ̌ngการตัดต่อgaan-dtàt-dtɔ̀ɔ
The production of this movie is top-notch in every aspect, from visuals and sound to editing.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -บ, a stop, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
chìiap
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 | — | — |