เปี๊ยะ
bpíaMeanings
1NounB2
Chinese-style filled pastry; bean-paste pastry
A Chinese-style pastry, often with a flaky crust and a sweet filling such as mung bean paste, sometimes with salted egg yolk.
Examples
ช่วงchûuangช่วงchûuang1period; span (of time)2span; extent3section; segment (part of something)4range; interval (between limits)5distance between supportsไหว้wâiไหว้wâi1[to] wai; pay respect with palms together2wai (gesture)พระจันทร์prá-janพระจันทร์prá-janthe Moonคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringนิยมní-yomนิยมní-yom1[to] favor; be popular; be in vogue2favor; esteem; preference3custom; accepted usage4-ism; ideology; doctrineซื้อsʉ́ʉซื้อsʉ́ʉ1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offขนมเปี๊ยะkà-nǒm-bpíaขนมเปี๊ยะkà-nǒm-bpíaChinese-style flaky pastry (pia)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyฝากfàakฝากfàak1[to] deposit [money]2[to] leave/entrust [sth] with [sb]3[to] send via [sb]; send alongผู้ใหญ่pûu-yàiผู้ใหญ่pûu-yài1adult; grown-up2elder; respected senior3adult (modifier)4authority; person in charge5senior; high-ranking (modifier)
During the Moon Festival, people like to buy Chinese pastries to give to their elders.
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คุณยายkun-yaaiของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnชอบchɔ̂ɔpกินginขนมเปี๊ยะkà-nǒm-bpíaไส้sâiถั่วtùuaไข่เค็มkài-kemมากmâak
My grandmother really likes to eat Chinese pastries with a mung bean and salted egg yolk filling.
เสน่ห์sà-nàeของkŏngขนมเปี๊ยะkà-nŏm bpíaร้านนี้ráan néeคือkeuแป้งbpâaengที่têeบางbaangกรอบgròpเป็นชั้นๆbpen chán chánตัดกับdtàt gàpไส้sâiที่têeหวานหอมwăan hŏmกำลังดีgam-lang dee
The charm of this shop's Chinese pastries is the thin, flaky crust that contrasts perfectly with the delightfully sweet and fragrant filling.
การทำขนมgaan tam kà-nŏmเปี๊ยะbpíaให้hâiอร่อยà-ròiต้องdtôngอาศัยaa-săiทักษะták-sàในnaiการนวดgaan nûuatแป้งbpâaengให้hâiซ้อนกันsón ganเป็นbpenชั้นบางๆchán baang baangเวลาway-laaนำไปnam bpaiอบòp
Making delicious Chinese pastries requires skill in kneading the dough so that it forms thin layers when baked.
2AdjectiveC1
smack; crack (sound)
An imitation of a short, sharp sound, such as a slap or the crack of something snapping.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillตบยุงdtòp-yungตบยุงdtòp-yung1[to] swat a mosquito2[to] be dead quiet; [to] have no customersที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerแขนkɛ̌ɛnแขนkɛ̌ɛn1arm (body part)2arm; extension (of object)3classifier: sleevesดังdangดังdang1loud2[to] sound; resound3famous; well-known4as; likeเปี๊ยะbpíaเปี๊ยะbpía1Chinese-style filled pastry; bean-paste pastry2smack; crack (sound)จนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)สะดุ้งsà-dûngสะดุ้งsà-dûng1[to] start; jump (in surprise)2[to] flinch; wince3lift net (regional)
He slapped a mosquito on his arm with such a sharp smack that I jumped.
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เสียงsǐiangเปี๊ยะbpíaจากjàakไม้เรียวmáai-riiaoที่tîiฟาดfâatลงบนlong-bonโต๊ะdtóทำให้tam-hâiนักเรียนnák-riianทั้งtángห้องhɔ̂ngเงียบกริบngîiap-grìpทั้งที่táng-tîiไม่มีmâi-miiใครkraiถูกtùukตีdtii
The sharp crack of the cane striking the desk silenced the entire class, even though no one had been hit.
ท่ามกลางtâam-glaangความเงียบkwaam-ngîiapของkɔ̌ɔngค่ำคืนkâm-kʉʉnเสียงsǐiangกิ่งไม้gìng-máaiแห้งhɛ̂ɛngหักhàkดังdangเปี๊ยะbpíaใต้dtâaiฝ่าเท้าfàa-táaoก็gɔ̂ทำให้tam-hâiเขาkǎoหยุดกึกyùt-gʉ̀kและlɛ́หันมองhǎn-mɔɔngไปbpaiรอบrɔ̂ɔpตัวอย่างdtuua-yàangระแวงrá-wɛɛng
In the stillness of the night, the sharp crack of a dry twig beneath his foot made him stop abruptly and glance warily around.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai tri
- Syllable endingDead syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
High tone
bpía
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Mid class + Mai tri → High
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 | — | — |