เทาๆ(tao tao)
Meanings
1AdjectiveA2
grayish; somewhat gray
having a color that is somewhat gray; grayish
Examples
แมวmaeoแมวmaeo1cat2cat (any feline)ของฉันkŏng chănของฉันkŏng chănmy; mineมีขนmee kŏnมีขนmee kŏn1hairy; furry2[to] have hair/fur/feathers/bristlesสีsĕeสีsĕe1hue; shade; tone2paint3[to] rub; scrub; polish4colorเทาๆtao taoเทาๆtao tao1grayish; somewhat gray2shady; morally ambiguous
My cat has grayish fur.
2AdjectiveB2
shady; morally ambiguous
morally ambiguous, shady, or borderline illegal (often used to describe activities, businesses, or situations)
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillทำงานtam ngaanทำงานtam ngaan1[to] work; do one's job; be on duty2[to] function; operateเกี่ยวกับgìiao gàpเกี่ยวกับgìiao gàp1about; regarding; concerning2[to] relate to; concern; be aboutธุรกิจtú-rá-gìtธุรกิจtú-rá-gìt1business (commercial activity)2business (company; enterprise)3business affairs; work mattersเทาๆtao taoเทาๆtao tao1grayish; somewhat gray2shady; morally ambiguousทำให้tam hâiทำให้tam hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]หลายคนlăai konหลายคนlăai konmany/several peopleไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)อยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forคบkópคบkóp1[to] associate with; keep company with; be friends with2[to] date (romantically); be in a relationship3[to] consort with (negative)ด้วยdûuayด้วยdûuay1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because; since (formal/literary)5polite/softening sentence particle (formal)6because of; due to
He works in a shady business, which makes many people not want to associate with him.