เชื้อไฟ(cheúua fai)

Meanings

1NounB1

kindling; tinder

material that catches fire easily and helps start a fire, such as dry twigs, paper, or shavings.

Examples

เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightไปหาbpai hăaไปหาbpai hăa1[to] go see [sb]; [to] visit [sb]2[to] go look for [sb/sth]; [to] seek [sth]เศษไม้sèt máiเศษไม้sèt máiwood scraps; wood chipsแห้งhâengแห้งhâeng1dry; not wet2[to] dry; [to] become dry3plain (no soup/sauce)4dry (skin/air/condition)5stingy; unemotional; dry humor (colloq.)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerทำเป็นtam bpenทำเป็นtam bpen1[to] know how (to do sth); be able (skill)2[to] pretend; feign; act as ifเชื้อไฟcheúua faiเชื้อไฟcheúua fai1kindling; tinder2fuel for conflict; sparkสำหรับsăm-ràpสำหรับsăm-ràp1for; intended for; for the purpose of2as for; regardingก่อกองไฟgò gong faiก่อกองไฟgò gong fai[to] make a campfireคืนนี้keun néeคืนนี้keun née1tonight (the night of today)2tonight
We need to go find dry twigs to use as kindling for the campfire tonight.
2NounB2

fuel for conflict; spark

something that fuels or worsens a conflict, emotion, or problem.

Examples

คำพูดkam pôotคำพูดkam pôot1what someone says; remarks2one's word; promise3wording; phrasingดูถูกdoo tòokดูถูกdoo tòok1[to] insult; belittle [sb]2[to] disdain; look down on [sb/sth]ของเขาkŏng kăoของเขาkŏng kăohis; hers; theirsเป็นเหมือนbpen mĕuuanเป็นเหมือนbpen mĕuuan1[to] be like; resemble [sb/sth]; be similar to [sb/sth]2[to] amount to; be tantamount to; be effectively equivalent to [sth]เชื้อไฟcheúua faiเชื้อไฟcheúua fai1kindling; tinder2fuel for conflict; sparkที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotทำให้tam hâiทำให้tam hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]การทะเลาะกันgaan tá-ló ganการทะเลาะกันgaan tá-ló ganargument; quarrelรุนแรงขึ้นrun-raeng kêunรุนแรงขึ้นrun-raeng kêun[to] intensify; [to] become more severe
His insulting words were like fuel that made the argument more intense.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

เชื้อchéuuaเชื้อchéuua1germ; pathogen2fuel; combustible material3lineage; ancestry4culture; starter5cause; source (of trouble)Part 1
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ไฟfaiไฟfai1fire; flame2electricity; power3light (from a lamp)4signal light; indicator5anger; passion (figurative)Part 2
เชื้อไฟcheúua faiเชื้อไฟcheúua faikindling; tinder