เชี่ยว
chîiaoMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
swift; rapid; strong (current)
Moving fast and forcefully, especially of water flow or current.
Examples
น้ำnáamน้ำnáam1water2liquid; fluid3juice; extract4sauce; broth5bodily fluid (in compounds)6served with broth7empty words; fillerในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)คลองklɔɔngคลองklɔɔng1canal2classifier: canals/ditches3natural waterway; stream; creekเชี่ยวchîiaoเชี่ยวchîiao1swift; rapid; strong (current)2expert; skilled; proficient (colloq.)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousวันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentระวังrá-wangระวังrá-wang1[to] be careful; take care2watch out!; caution!3[to] watch out for; guard againstตกน้ำdtòk-náamตกน้ำdtòk-náam[to] fall into waterนะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particle3wondering particle
The water in the canal is very fast today; be careful not to fall in.
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ฝนตกหนักfǒn-dtòk-nàkทั้งคืนtáng-kʉʉnทำให้tam-hâiกระแสน้ำป่าgrà-sɛ̌ɛ-náam-bpàaไหลเชี่ยวlǎi-chîiaoกวาดgwàatเอาaoเศษไม้sèet-máaiลงมาlong-maaจำนวนมากjam-nuuan-mâak
Heavy rain all night caused the flash flood to flow forcefully, sweeping down a lot of debris.
เรือหางยาวrʉʉa-hǎang-yaaoต้องdtɔ̂ngชะลอchá-lɔɔเพราะprɔ́กระแสน้ำgrà-sɛ̌ɛ-náamตรงdtrongโค้งkóongนั้นnánเชี่ยวchîiaoจัดjàt
The long-tail boat had to slow down because the current at that bend was extremely swift.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเขื่อนkʉ̀ʉanปล่อยbplɔ̀iน้ำnáamกระแสgrà-sɛ̌ɛเชี่ยวกรากchîiao-gràakพุ่งpûngผ่านpàanประตูbprà-dtuuระบายน้ำrá-baai-náamจนjonเกิดgə̀ətคลื่นklʉ̂ʉnแรงrɛɛng
When the dam released water, the torrent surged through the spillway, creating strong waves.
2AdjectiveB2
expert; skilled; proficient (colloq.)
Highly skilled or very experienced at something; often used with ในในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal) or เรื่องเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker) to mark the field.
Examples
พี่เขาpîi-kǎoพี่เขาpîi-kǎothat older sibling/person; he/she (older)เชี่ยวchîiaoเชี่ยวchîiao1swift; rapid; strong (current)2expert; skilled; proficient (colloq.)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)เรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)ซ่อมsɔ̂mซ่อมsɔ̂m[to] repair; fixคอมพิวเตอร์kɔm-piu-dtə̂əคอมพิวเตอร์kɔm-piu-dtə̂ə1computer2computer [attrib.]ใครkraiใครkrai1who2anyone; whoeverมีปัญหาmii-bpan-hǎaมีปัญหาmii-bpan-hǎa[to] have a problem; there is a problemก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerเรียกrîiakเรียกrîiak1[to] call [sb/sth] (by name); name2[to] call out; summon; hail3[to] ask for; charge; demand4[to] draw attention; bring out a reactionพี่เขาpîi-kǎoพี่เขาpîi-kǎothat older sibling/person; he/she (older)ตลอดdtà-lɔ̀ɔtตลอดdtà-lɔ̀ɔt1throughout; continuously; all the time2throughout; along (extent/duration)
He’s highly skilled in computer repair; whenever someone has a problem, they call him.
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อาจารย์aa-jaanท่านtâanนี้néeเชี่ยวchîaoในnaiประวัติศาสตร์bprà-wàt-sàatเอเชียay-chiaจนjonสามารถsăa-mâatตอบคำถามdtòp kam tăamยากyâakๆ-ได้dâiทันทีtan tee
This professor is very experienced in Asian history and can answer difficult questions immediately.
เธอtəəเชี่ยวchîiaoเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangการเจรจาgaan-jee-rá-jaaธุรกิจtú-rá-gìtจนjonปิดดีลbpìt-diinสำคัญsǎm-kanได้dâaiหลายlǎaiครั้งkrángแม้mɛ́ɛเงื่อนไขngʉ̂ʉan-kǎiจะjàซับซ้อนsáp-sɔ́ɔn
She is highly skilled in business negotiation, managing to close major deals many times despite complex terms.
เขาkǎoเชี่ยวchîiaoในnaiงานวิจัยngaan-wí-jaiภาคสนามpâak-sà-nǎamรู้rúuวิธีwí-tiiแก้ปัญหาเฉพาะหน้าgɛ̂ɛ-bpan-hǎa-chà-pɔ́-nâaที่tîiเกิดขึ้นgə̀ət-kʉ̂nอย่างเป็นระบบyàang-bpen-rá-bòp
He is highly experienced in field research and knows how to troubleshoot emerging issues systematically.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
chîiao
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → 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 | — | — |