เถียง
tǐiangMeaning
1VerbA2
[to] argue; [to] talk back
to argue, contradict, or speak back against someone; to dispute
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเถียงtǐiangเถียงtǐiang[to] argue; [to] talk backด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooเหตุผลhèet-pǒnเหตุผลhèet-pǒn1reason; justification2reasoning; rationalityว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerสายsǎaiสายsǎai1late (in the day); running late2morning (late morning period)3line; wire; cable4route; line (transport/communication)5classifier for long, flexible things (wires, ropes, necklaces)6informant; spy; secret agent7phone call8string; strap; band9lineage; affiliation; branch10classifier for rivers and streamsเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingรถติดrót-dtìtรถติดrót-dtìt1traffic jam; congestion2[to] have heavy traffic; be congestedและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoหลักฐานlàk-tǎanหลักฐานlàk-tǎan1evidence; proof2documentary evidence; supporting document3basis; grounds (abstract)จากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmแอปɛ́pแอปɛ́papp; application (software)จราจรjà-raa-jɔɔnจราจรjà-raa-jɔɔn1traffic (road/transport flow)2traffic police; traffic officer (colloq.)
He argued in his defense that he was late because of traffic, with evidence from a traffic app.
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เธอterเถียงtĭiangให้hâiตัวเองdtuua engว่าwâaไม่ได้mâi dâaiละเมิดlá-mêrtกฎgòtเพราะpráwทำตามtam dtaamขั้นตอนkân dtonที่têeหัวหน้าhŭua nâaบอกbòkเป๊ะๆbpé bpé
She justified herself by saying she didn’t break the rules because she followed the steps exactly as the boss said.
นักศึกษาnák-sʉ̀k-sǎaคนหนึ่งkon-nʉ̀ngเถียงtǐiangต่อdtɔ̀ɔคณะกรรมการká-ná-gam-má-gaanว่าwâaผลงานpǒn-ngaanนั้นnánเป็นbpenของkɔ̌ɔngตนdtonโดยdooiแสดงsà-dɛɛngบันทึกban-tʉ́kการทำงานgaan-tam-ngaanรายวันraai-wan
One student defended himself to the committee that the work was his by presenting daily work logs.
เขาkǎoเถียงtǐiangอย่างyàangมีmiiตรรกะdtàk-gàว่าwâaโครงการkroong-gaanควรkuuanเลื่อนlʉ̂ʉanเพราะprɔ́ข้อมูลkɔ̂ɔ-muunภาคสนามpâak-sà-nǎamยังyangไม่mâiครบkrópและlɛ́จะjàทำtamให้ผลhâi-pǒnประเมินbprà-məənบิดเบือนbìt-bʉʉan
He argued logically in defense that the project should be postponed because field data is incomplete and would distort the evaluation.
He likes to argue with his parents when he gets scolded.
My younger sibling talks back every time I warn him.
ทีมงานtiim-ngaanเถียงกันtǐiang-ganเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangงบประมาณngóp-bprà-maanจนjonต้องdtɔ̂ngหยุดyùtประชุมbprà-chumชั่วคราวchûua-kraao
The team argued over the budget until the meeting had to be paused.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ง, a sonorant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
tǐiang
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
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 | — | — |