เซียน

siian

Meanings

1NounB1

expert; master

a person highly skilled or knowledgeable in a field; often used colloquially with the field specified (e.g., เซียนหุ้น ‘stock expert’)

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2NounB2

ace-level; expert (predicative use)

used predicatively to mean very skilled at [sth] (often with เป็นเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)/เรื่องเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)), e.g., เขาเป็นเซียนทำอาหาร ‘he’s an ace at cooking’

Examples

พี่สาวpîi-sǎaoพี่สาวpîi-sǎaoolder sister; elder female siblingฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)เซียนsiianเซียนsiian1expert; master2ace-level; expert (predicative use)3sage/immortal (Daoist myth)เรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)ต่อdtɔ̀ɔต่อdtɔ̀ɔ1[to] continue; go on2per; each (rate/unit)3[to] connect; attach; join4[to] bargain; haggle5to; toward (target of an action or attitude)6[to] renew; extendราคาสินค้าraa-kaa-sǐn-káaราคาสินค้าraa-kaa-sǐn-káaproduct priceซื้อของsʉ́ʉ-kɔ̌ɔngซื้อของsʉ́ʉ-kɔ̌ɔng[to] buy things; go shoppingทีไรtii-raiทีไรtii-raiwhenever; every time (that)ได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerราคาraa-kaaราคาraa-kaa1price; cost2[to] cost; [to be] priced atดีdiiดีdii1good; of good quality2kind; virtuous3well; nicely4gall; bileตลอดdtà-lɔ̀ɔtตลอดdtà-lɔ̀ɔt1throughout; continuously; all the time2throughout; along (extent/duration)
My older sister is an ace at bargaining; she always gets a good price whenever she shops.
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3NounC1

sage/immortal (Daoist myth)

a sage or immortal being in Chinese-influenced mythology and literature

Examples

ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)นิทานní-taanนิทานní-taantale; story (traditional/children’s)จีนjiinจีนjiin1China2Chinese; relating to China3Chinese person4Chinese (language)หลายlǎaiหลายlǎai1many; several2very; very much; a lot (Isan)เรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)มักจะmák-jàมักจะmák-jà1often; usually (habit/frequency)2tend to; be apt/prone to (general tendency)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoเซียนsiianเซียนsiian1expert; master2ace-level; expert (predicative use)3sage/immortal (Daoist myth)ปรากฏตัวbpraa-gòt-dtuuaปรากฏตัวbpraa-gòt-dtuua[to] appear; show up; make an appearanceออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maa1[to] come out; emerge2[to] be released; be made public3[to] turn out; end up4[to] come forward; speak outช่วยเหลือchûuai-lʉ̌ʉaช่วยเหลือchûuai-lʉ̌ʉa1[to] help; assist2to rescue; to provide reliefตัวละครเอกdtuua-lá-kɔɔn-èekตัวละครเอกdtuua-lá-kɔɔn-èekprotagonist; main character; lead roleเสมอsà-mə̌əเสมอsà-mə̌ə1always; invariably2constantly; habitually3equal; level; even4[to] draw; [to] tie
In many Chinese folktales, a sage often appears to help the main character.
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Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

Mid tone

siian

Level, in your normal speaking voice.

Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid

Tone chart

Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.

Mid classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——