เซี้ยว
síiaoMeaning
1AdjectiveB2
mischievous; cheeky
mischievous, naughty, or cheeky (often used to describe children or teenagers)
Examples
หลานชายlǎan-chaaiหลานชายlǎan-chaai1nephew2grandsonคนนี้kon-níiคนนี้kon-níithis personเซี้ยวsíiaoเซี้ยวsíiaomischievous; cheekyมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)แกล้งglɛ̂ɛngแกล้งglɛ̂ɛng1[to] tease; pick on; bully; prank2[to] pretend; feign; act as if; fake3[to] do on purpose; deliberatelyเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan1friend2companion; peer (classmate, colleague)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerโรงเรียนroong-riianโรงเรียนroong-riianschoolเป็นประจำbpen-bprà-jamเป็นประจำbpen-bprà-jamregularly; habitually; routinely
This nephew is very mischievous; he likes to tease his friends at school regularly.
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ตอนdtɔɔnวัยรุ่นwai-rûnเขาkǎoเป็นbpenเด็กdèkเซี้ยวsíiaoที่tîiครูkruuฝ่ายปกครองfàai-bpòk-krɔɔngรู้จักrúu-jàkกันganดีdiiทุกคนtúk-kon
During his teenage years, he was a cheeky kid whom all the discipline teachers knew well.
แม้ว่าmáe wâaตอนเด็กๆdton dèk-dèkเธอterจะjàแก่นแก้วgàen gâewและláeเซี้ยวséeaoแค่ไหนkâe năiแต่dtàeตอนนี้dton néeกลับกลายเป็นglàp glaai bpenผู้ใหญ่pôo yàiที่têeเรียบร้อยrîiap róiมากmâak
No matter how tomboyish and mischievous she was as a child, she has now turned into a very polite adult.
ความkwaamเซี้ยวséeaoของkŏngเด็กๆdèk dèkในnaiวัยwaiนี้néeเป็นbpenเรื่องrêuuangธรรมชาติtam-má-châatที่têeพ่อแม่pôr mâeต้องdtôngคอยkoiรับมือráp meuuด้วยdûuayความเข้าใจkwaam kâo jai
The mischievousness of children at this age is a natural thing that parents must handle with understanding.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
síiao
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + Mai tho → High
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 | — | — |