เป่าหู
bpào-hǔuMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] influence [sb]; [to] instigate [sb]
to repeatedly tell someone something so that they believe or agree with it, often to turn them against someone or cause trouble
Examples
อย่าyàaอย่าyàadon’t; do not (negative imperative)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyฟังfangฟังfang1listen2heed3[to] sound; seem (to the ear)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillเป่าหูbpào-hǔuเป่าหูbpào-hǔu[to] influence [sb]; [to] instigate [sb]นะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particle3wondering particleเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillแค่kɛ̂ɛแค่kɛ̂ɛ1only; just2up to; as far as; only as much asต้องการdtɔ̂ng-gaanต้องการdtɔ̂ng-gaan1[to] want; desire2[to] need; requireให้เราhâi-raoให้เราhâi-rao1[to] give us; [to] give me2for us; for me3let us; allow me/usทะเลาะกันtá-lɔ́-ganทะเลาะกันtá-lɔ́-gan[to] argue; quarrel (with each other)
Don't listen to his manipulation; he just wants us to argue.
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แม่mɛ̂ɛผัวpǔuaถูกtùukเพื่อนบ้านpʉ̂ʉan-bâanเป่าหูbpào-hǔuจนjonเกลียดglìiatลูกสะใภ้lûuk-sà-páiตัวเองdtuua-eeng
The mother-in-law was brainwashed by the neighbor until she hated her own daughter-in-law.
เขาkǎoพยายามpá-yaa-yaamเป่าหูbpào-hǔuเจ้านายjâo-naaiให้hâiหลงเชื่อlǒng-chʉ̂ʉaว่าwâaฉันchǎnเป็นbpenคนkonขโมยkà-mooiข้อมูลkɔ̂ɔ-muunของkɔ̌ɔngบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtไปbpai
He tried to manipulate the boss into believing that I was the one who stole the company's data.
เขาkǎoโดนdoonเพื่อนร่วมงานpʉ̂ʉan-rûuam-ngaanเป่าหูbpào-hǔuทุกวันtúk-wanจนjonเริ่มrə̂əmระแวงrá-wɛɛngว่าwâaเจ้านายjâo-naaiไม่ชอบmâi-chɔ̂ɔpตัวเองdtuua-eeng
He was manipulated by his coworker every day until he started suspecting that the boss disliked him.
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 classMid class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
bpào
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
เป่าbpàoเป่าbpào1[to] blow (air)2[to] blow (into a wind instrument/device)3[to] blow out (a flame)4[to] inflate by blowing[to] blow (air)Part 1
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เป่าหูbpào-hǔuเป่าหูbpào-hǔu[to] influence [sb]; [to] instigate [sb][to] influence [sb]; [to] instigate [sb]Word