เซียน(sian)
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’)
Examples
พ่อpôrพ่อpôr1father; dad2sir; mister (rural/archaic)3prefix: father of; master ofฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)รู้จักrúu jàkรู้จักrúu jàk1[to] know; be acquainted with2[to] recognize; identify3[to] know how; be capable (from familiarity); be prudent withเซียนsianเซียนsian1expert; master2ace-level; expert (predicative use)3sage/immortal (Daoist myth)พระเครื่องprá krêuuangพระเครื่องprá krêuuangBuddhist amulet; votive tabletเยอะมากyér mâakเยอะมากyér mâak1very many; numerous (colloquial)2very much; a lot (colloquial)
My dad knows a lot of Buddhist amulet experts.
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)4[to] be + set expressions/เรื่องเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3about; regarding (as a topic marker)4classifier for stories/films/cases), e.g., เขาเป็นเซียนทำอาหาร ‘he’s an ace at cooking’
Examples
พี่สาวpêe săaoพี่สาวpêe săaoolder sister; elder female siblingฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsเซียนsianเซียนsian1expert; master2ace-level; expert (predicative use)3sage/immortal (Daoist myth)เรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3about; regarding (as a topic marker)4classifier for stories/films/casesต่อdtòต่อdtò1[to] bargain; haggle2per; each (rate/unit)3[to] continue; go on4subsequently; then (adverbial sequence)5[to] connect; attach; join6next; following; subsequentราคาสินค้าraa-kaa sĭn-káaราคาสินค้าraa-kaa sĭn-káaproduct priceซื้อของséu kŏngซื้อของséu kŏng[to] buy things; go shoppingทีไรtee raiทีไรtee raiwhenever; every time (that)ได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)6okay; sure; agreedราคาraa-kaaราคาraa-kaa1price; cost2price level; listed price3[to] cost; [to be] priced atดีdeeดีdee1good; of good quality2kind; virtuous3well; nicely4it’s best; better (advisory tone)5gall; bileตลอดdtà-lòtตลอดdtà-lòt1throughout; continuously; all the time2throughout; along (extent/duration)3always; all the time
My older sister is an ace at bargaining; she always gets a good price whenever she shops.
3NounC1
sage/immortal (Daoist myth)
a sage or immortal being in Chinese-influenced mythology and literature
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)นิทานní-taanนิทานní-taan1tale; story (traditional/children’s)2folk tale; fableจีนjeenจีนjeen1China2Chinese; relating to China3Chinese person4Chinese (language)หลายlăaiหลายlăai1many; several2many; numerous (as a pronoun)เรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3about; regarding (as a topic marker)4classifier for stories/films/casesมักจะmák jàมักจะmák jà1often; usually (habit/frequency)2tend to; be apt/prone to (general tendency)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoเซียนsianเซียนsian1expert; master2ace-level; expert (predicative use)3sage/immortal (Daoist myth)ปรากฏตัวbpraa-gòt dtuuaปรากฏตัวbpraa-gòt dtuua1[to] appear; show up; make an appearance2[to] come forward; reveal oneselfออกมาòk maaออกมาòk maa1[to] come out; emerge2[to] be released; be made public3[to] turn out; end up4[to] come forward; speak outช่วยเหลือchûuai-lĕuuaช่วยเหลือchûuai-lĕuua1[to] help; assist2aid; assistance; support3to rescue; to provide reliefตัวละครเอกdtuua-lá-kon èkตัวละครเอกdtuua-lá-kon èkprotagonist; main character; lead roleเสมอsà-mĕrเสมอsà-mĕr1always; invariably2constantly; habitually3equal; level; even4[to] draw; [to] tie
In many Chinese folktales, a sage often appears to help the main character.
Related Words
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expert; specialist; authority
นักเลงnák-lengนักเลงnák-leng1gangster; thug; bully2enthusiast; aficionado3rowdy; thuggish (attrib.)
- gangster; thug; bully
- enthusiast; aficionado
- rowdy; thuggish (attrib.)
ผู้วิเศษpûu wí-sàytผู้วิเศษpûu wí-sàytmagician; wizard; sorcerer
magician; wizard; sorcerer
เทพtêhpเทพtêhp1deity; god2deva; celestial being (literary)3divine; godlike4awesome; god-tier (slang)
- deity; god
- deva; celestial being (literary)
- divine; godlike
- awesome; god-tier (slang)
มือโปรmeuu bprohมือโปรmeuu bproh1professional; expert2professional; expert-level
- professional; expert
- professional; expert-level