เบี่ยง
bìiangMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] swerve; turn aside; deviate; sidestep
to move or turn aside from a straight path or expected course; to avoid directly
Examples
ถ้าtâaถ้าtâaif; in caseรถติดrót-dtìtรถติดrót-dtìt1traffic jam; congestion2[to] have heavy traffic; be congestedมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)เบี่ยงbìiangเบี่ยงbìiang1[to] swerve; turn aside; deviate; sidestep2[to] divert; deflectไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderถนนtà-nǒnถนนtà-nǒnroad; streetรองrɔɔngรองrɔɔng1deputy; vice-; second-in-command; assistant2[to] support; line; pad3secondary; subordinate; assistantได้ไหมdâai-mǎiได้ไหมdâai-mǎi1is it possible/allowed?; OK?2could you ... ? (request softener)
If traffic is heavy, can we turn aside to use a secondary road?
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To avoid the rain, he moved aside under the shop’s awning.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเห็นhěnสุนัขsù-nákตัดหน้าdtàt-nâaเขาkǎoรีบrîipเบี่ยงbìiangออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakเลนleenตรงdtrongทันทีtan-tii
When he saw a dog cut in front, he quickly swerved away from the straight lane.
เวลาwee-laaเจอjəəคำถามkam-tǎamอึดอัดʉ̀t-àtเธอtəəมักmákเบี่ยงbìiangหลบlòpไปbpaiพูดpûutเรื่องงานrʉ̂ʉang-ngaanแทนtɛɛn
When faced with uncomfortable questions, she tends to avoid them and talk about work instead.
2VerbB2
[to] divert; deflect
to cause [sth] (traffic, attention, blame, topic) to go in a different direction or focus; to reroute
Examples
ตำรวจdtam-rùuatตำรวจdtam-rùuatpolice; police officerเบี่ยงbìiangเบี่ยงbìiang1[to] swerve; turn aside; deviate; sidestep2[to] divert; deflectการจราจรgaan-jà-raa-jɔɔnการจราจรgaan-jà-raa-jɔɔn1road traffic; traffic conditions2traffic (other modes/networks)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyอีกìikอีกìik1more; additional2again3else; other4yet; still (in comparisons/time)เลนleenเลนleen1mud; sludge2lane (on a road or track)เพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoอุบัติเหตุù-bàt-dtì-hèetอุบัติเหตุù-bàt-dtì-hèetaccident; mishapข้างหน้าkâang-nâaข้างหน้าkâang-nâa1ahead; in front2the front; the area ahead3in front of [sb]/[sth]4the future; time ahead
The police rerouted traffic to another lane because there was an accident ahead.
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ผู้จัดงานpûu-jàt-ngaanพยายามpá-yaa-yaamเบี่ยงbìiangความสนใจkwaam-sǒn-jaiของkɔ̌ɔngผู้ชมpûu-chomไปที่bpai-tîiเวทีกลางwee-tii-glaangเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเริ่มrə̂əmโชว์choo
The organizers tried to divert the audience’s attention to the main stage to start the show.
โฆษกkoh-sòkเบี่ยงbìiangประเด็นbprà-denคำถามkam tăamยากๆyâak yâakไปbpaiพูดpôotเรื่องrêuuangนโยบายสาธารณสุขná-yoh-baai săa-taa-rá-ná-sùkแทนtaen
The spokesperson diverted the tough questions to talk about public health policy instead.
เพื่อไม่ให้pʉ̂ʉa-mâi-hâiเกิดgə̀ətความขัดแย้งkwaam-kàt-yɛ́ɛngผู้บริหารpûu-bɔɔ-rí-hǎanเบี่ยงbìiangกระแสgrà-sɛ̌ɛโทษtôotจากjàakทีมtiimปฏิบัติการbpà-dtì-bàt-gaanไปที่bpai-tîiปัจจัยbpàt-jaiภายนอกpaai-nɔ̂ɔkอย่างyàangข้อกำหนดkɔ̂ɔ-gam-nòtทางกฎหมายtaang-gòt-mǎai
To avoid conflict, the executive redirected the blame from the operations team to external factors like legal requirements.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
bìiang
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + Mai ek → Low
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 | — | — |