เบี้ยว
bîiaoMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] default; renege; no-show
To fail to fulfill an appointment, payment, or promise; to not show up as agreed.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillนัดnátนัดnát1appointment; meeting2[to] make an appointment; arrange to meet3round; match (sports)4classifier: round; match; appointment5classifier: shot; round of ammunitionแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)เบี้ยวbîiaoเบี้ยวbîiao1[to] default; renege; no-show2askew; warped; crooked3[to] be crooked; become misshapenไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)มาประชุมmaa-bprà-chumมาประชุมmaa-bprà-chumcome to attend a meetingตามเวลาdtaam-wee-laaตามเวลาdtaam-wee-laaon time; on schedule
He made an appointment and then flaked; he didn’t show up to the meeting on time.
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ลูกค้าlûuk-káaบอกbɔ̀ɔkจะjàโอนoonวันนี้wan-níiแต่dtɛ̀ɛสุดท้ายsùt-táaiก็gɔ̂เบี้ยวbîiaoไม่mâiจ่ายjàaiตามที่dtaam-tîiตกลงdtòk-long
The client said they would transfer the money today, but in the end they reneged and didn’t pay as agreed.
เพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanสัญญาsǎn-yaaจะjàช่วยchûuaiย้ายบ้านyáai-bâanพอถึงpɔɔ-tʉ̌ngวันwanจริงjingกลับglàpเบี้ยวbîiaoหายไปเลยhǎai-bpai-ləəi
My friend promised to help me move, but on the day he totally bailed and disappeared.
บริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtเตือนdtʉʉanว่าwâaหากhàakผู้กู้pûu-gûuเบี้ยวbîiaoชำระหนี้cham-rá-nîiตามdtaamสัญญาsǎn-yaaจะjàถูกtùukเรียกrîiakค่าปรับkâa-bpràpและlɛ́ขึ้นบัญชีkʉ̂n-ban-chiiดำdam
The company warned that if borrowers default on payments as per the contract, they will be fined and blacklisted.
2AdjectiveB1
askew; warped; crooked
Bent, twisted, or not straight; out of true alignment or shape.
Examples
รูปrûupรูปrûup1picture; photo; image2shape; form; figure3physique; body shape4statue; sculpted image; figure5grammatical formที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerแขวนkwɛ̌ɛnแขวนkwɛ̌ɛn1[to] hang [sth]; suspend [sth] from above2[to] suspend; put on hold; shelveบนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)ผนังpà-nǎngผนังpà-nǎng1wall (of a room/building)2wall (anatomy/biology)มันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2greasy; oily; fatty3fun; thrilling; highly entertaining4he/she (colloquial, impolite)5starchy tuber; tuberous crop6fat; grease7shiny; glossy8creamy; rich (texture/taste)เบี้ยวbîiaoเบี้ยวbîiao1[to] default; renege; no-show2askew; warped; crooked3[to] be crooked; become misshapenต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toปรับbpràpปรับbpràp1[to] adjust; modify2[to] adapt; acclimatize3[to] fine; impose a fineให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)ตรงdtrongตรงdtrong1straight (not bent)2directly; straight (direction/path)3direct; straightforward; frank4[to] be straight; align5exact; matching; corresponding6[to] head straight toward [sb/sth/somewhere]หน่อยnɔ̀iหน่อยnɔ̀i1a little; a bit2polite softener (request)
The picture hanging on the wall is crooked; it needs to be straightened.
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ขาเก้าอี้kǎa-gâo-îiตัวdtuuaนี้níiเบี้ยวbîiaoเลยləəiทำให้tam-hâiเวลาwee-laaนั่งnângแล้วlɛ́ɛoโยกyôokไปมาbpai-maa
The leg of this chair is bent, so it wobbles when you sit.
กรอบแว่นgrɔ̀ɔp-wɛ̂ɛnของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoเบี้ยวbîiaoเพราะprɔ́เผลอplə̌əนั่งnângทับtápตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiมันmanไม่mâiตรงเวลาdtrong-wee-laaใส่sài
His glasses frame is bent because he accidentally sat on it, so now it isn't straight when worn.
ถนนtà-nǒnช่วงนี้chûuang-níiพื้นpʉ́ʉnทรุดsútทำให้tam-hâiเส้นแบ่งsên-bɛ̀ngกลางglaangถนนtà-nǒnดูduuเบี้ยวbîiaoและlɛ́ขับยากkàp-yâakขึ้นkʉ̂n
The road surface here has sunk, making the centerline look skewed and harder to drive along.
3VerbB2
[to] be crooked; become misshapen
To be or become distorted, crooked, or out of shape.
Examples
กรอบรูปgrɔ̀ɔp-rûupกรอบรูปgrɔ̀ɔp-rûuppicture frame; photo frameวางwaangวางwaang1[to] put; place; set (down)2[to] hang up (the phone); end a call3[to] lay (eggs)4[to] lay out; formulate; establish (plan/policy/system)5[to] set; assign; impose6[to] let go of; relinquish (attachment/prejudice)นานnaanนานnaan1for a long time2long (in duration)จนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofไม้máaiไม้máai1wood; timber2stick; rod; club; bat3classifier: skewers of food4tone/diacritic mark (Thai orthography)5tool; implementเริ่มrə̂əmเริ่มrə̂əm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toเบี้ยวbîiaoเบี้ยวbîiao1[to] default; renege; no-show2askew; warped; crooked3[to] be crooked; become misshapenไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyด้านdâanด้านdâan1side; face (surface)2classifier: sides/faces/aspects3field; area; aspect4calloused; hardened; matte5toward; on the side of6dud; failing to fire or explodeหนึ่งnʉ̀ngหนึ่งnʉ̀ng1one (number)2a; one; a single3a certain; a particular4first; top; foremost
The picture frame has been sitting for so long that the wood has started to warp to one side.
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These shoes got wet and the soles warped, making me tilt when I walk.
ถ้าtâaเก็บgèpหนังสือnǎng-sʉ̌ʉแน่นnɛ̂nเกินไปgəən-bpaiสันปกsǎn-bpòkจะjàเบี้ยวbîiaoและlɛ́เสียรูปsǐia-rûup
If you store books too tightly, the spines will become warped and misshapen.
แผ่นไม้pɛ̀n-máaiที่tîiตากแดดdtàak-dɛ̀ɛtไม่สม่ำเสมอmâi-sà-màm-sà-mə̌əมีแนวโน้มmii-nɛɛo-nóomจะjàเบี้ยวbîiaoทำให้tam-hâiติดตั้งdtìt-dtângประตูbprà-dtuuได้dâaiยากyâak
Wood planks that dry unevenly tend to warp, making it difficult to install doors.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Falling tone
bîiao
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Mid class + Mai tho → Falling
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 | — | — |