เม่า(mâo)

Meanings

1NounB2

mulberry (paper mulberry fruit)

The small, dark fruit of the paper mulberry tree (Broussonetia papyrifera), edible when ripe and used locally in foods.

2NounC1

naive investor (Thai stock slang)

A slang term for an inexperienced retail investor who chases hype and is easily misled in the stock market.

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillพึ่งpêungพึ่งpêung[to] rely on; depend on; lean onเริ่มrêrmเริ่มrêrm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toเล่นlênเล่นlên1[to] act; perform (role)2casually; for fun (manner marker)3[to] tease; kid; mess with4[to] use; operate; take up (colloquial extension)5seriously; to a great degree (intensifier, often negative)6[to] play; have fun7[to] play (game/sport/instrument)หุ้นhûnหุ้นhûn1share; stock (finance)2equity stake; ownership portion3[to] partner; co-invest; hold shares together4classifier: shares/units of stockเลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)โดนหลอกdohn lòkโดนหลอกdohn lòk[to] be tricked; [to] be deceived; [to] get scammedให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitตามกระแสdtaam grà-săeตามกระแสdtaam grà-săe1[to] follow the trend; go with the flow2fashionably; because it's trendingกลายเป็นglaai bpenกลายเป็นglaai bpen1[to] become; turn into [sth]2[to] turn out (to be) [sth/that]เม่าmâoเม่าmâo1mulberry (paper mulberry fruit)2naive investor (Thai stock slang)ซื้อséuซื้อséu1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offดอยทันทีdoi tan teeดอยทันทีdoi tan teeDoi Thanti (place name)
He just started trading stocks, so he got tricked into chasing the trend and became a naive retail investor buying at the top.