เซียว(siiao)
Meanings
1AdjectiveB2
gaunt; haggard (face)
Looking thin and drawn in the face; appearing worn or haggard.
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillโหมhŏhmโหมhŏhm1[to] intensify; rage; flare up; surge2[to] overexert (oneself); work flat out3intense; strenuous (literary/formal)งานngaanงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5joule (physics unit)6unit (classifier) for eventsหนักnàkหนักnàk1heavy (weight)2difficult; tough (mentally/physically demanding)3heavily; severely; intensely4serious; severeมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerทั้งอาทิตย์táng aa-títทั้งอาทิตย์táng aa-títall week; the whole weekหน้าตาnâa dtaaหน้าตาnâa dtaa1facial appearance; looks2appearance (of things)3face; reputationเลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)ดูdooดูdoo1consult; get advice from2try; have a go3[to] divine; tell fortune4[to] examine; check; inspect5[to] seem; appear6[to] look; watch; seeเซียวsiiaoเซียวsiiao1gaunt; haggard (face)2pale; sickly-looking3wan smileไปหมดbpai mòtไปหมดbpai mòt1completely; all gone2entirely; across the board
He worked hard all week, so his face looks completely haggard.
2AdjectiveB2
pale; sickly-looking
Having a pale, weak, or unhealthy appearance, as if unwell or exhausted.
Examples
หน้าnâaหน้าnâa1front; frontage2next; upcoming3face—prefix (before nouns)4in front; at the front5season (in names)6page7faceเธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2term of address (affectionate)3she; herเซียวๆsiao-siaoเซียวๆsiao-siaoslightly pale; wanนะnáนะná1[!] persuasive/confirming particle2[!] softener; friendly particle3[!] attention-getter (initial position)ไม่สบายmâi sà-baaiไม่สบายmâi sà-baai1unwell; ill; sick2[to] be unwell; feel illหรือเปล่าrĕu bplàaoหรือเปล่าrĕu bplàao1yes–no question particle (“…or not?”)2whether … or not
You look a bit pale. Are you feeling unwell?
3AdjectiveC1
wan smile
Describing a faint or weak smile that lacks cheer or vitality.
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillทำได้tam dâiทำได้tam dâi1[to] be able to do [sth]2[!] I/we did it!3[to] be allowed to do [sth]เพียงpiiangเพียงpiiang1only; merely; just2enough; sufficient (literary/formal)3as; as much as; only if/when4only; merely (preposed to nouns/phrases)ยิ้มyímยิ้มyím1smile2[to] smileเซียวๆsiao-siaoเซียวๆsiao-siaoslightly pale; wanเมื่อmêuuaเมื่อmêuua1when; at the time that2when (past time marker)ได้ยินdâi-yinได้ยินdâi-yin1[to] hear2[to] hear of; be told; learn (by hearing)ข่าวร้ายkàao ráaiข่าวร้ายkàao ráaibad newsที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotไม่คาดคิดmâi kâat kítไม่คาดคิดmâi kâat kít1unexpected; unforeseen2[to] not expect; fail to anticipate3unexpectedly
He could only give a faint, cheerless smile upon hearing the unexpected bad news.