เถียงกัน
tǐiang-ganMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] argue; quarrel; bicker (with each other)
for two or more people to argue with one another; to quarrel or bicker reciprocally
Examples
เด็กdèkเด็กdèk1child; kid2young person (informal)สองsɔ̌ɔngสองsɔ̌ɔng1two; 22secondคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: peopleนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)เถียงกันtǐiang-ganเถียงกันtǐiang-gan[to] argue; quarrel; bicker (with each other)เรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)ของเล่นkɔ̌ɔng-lênของเล่นkɔ̌ɔng-lên1toy; plaything2novelty; fun gadget3plaything (figurative)
Those two kids are arguing over a toy.
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พอporเถอะtòeอย่าyàaเถียงกันtĭiang ganเรื่องrêuuangเล็กๆlék lékน้อยๆnói nóiเลยloieมันmanไม่คุ้มค่าmâi kúm kâaหรอกròk
That's enough, don't argue over petty things. It's not worth it.
พี่น้องpîi-nɔ́ɔngคู่kûuนี้níiชอบchɔ̂ɔpเถียงกันtǐiang-ganแต่dtɛ̀ɛสุดท้ายsùt-táaiก็gɔ̂กลับมาglàp-maaคืนดีกันkʉʉn-dii-ganเสมอsà-mə̌ə
This pair of siblings likes to argue, but in the end, they always make up.
การที่gaan-tîiสมาชิกsà-maa-chíkในnaiทีมtiimเถียงกันtǐiang-ganด้วยdûuaiเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangไม่เป็นเรื่องmâi-bpen-rʉ̂ʉangทำให้tam-hâiโครงการkroong-gaanไม่mâiคืบหน้าkʉ̂ʉp-nâaไปไหนbpai-nǎi
The fact that team members argue over trivial matters is preventing the project from making any progress.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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กันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmarktogether; together withPart 2
เถียงกันtǐiang-ganเถียงกันtǐiang-gan[to] argue; quarrel; bicker (with each other)[to] argue; quarrel; bicker (with each other)Word