เล่ห์
lêeMeaning
1NounB2
trick; stratagem; guile; ruse
a trick, stratagem, or act of guile; a crafty or deceitful ruse used to achieve an aim (often seen in compounds such as เล่ห์กลเล่ห์กลlêe-gontrick; ruse, เล่ห์เหลี่ยมเล่ห์เหลี่ยมlêe-lìiam1trick; ruse; stratagem2cunning; craftiness; guile)
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderเล่ห์lêeเล่ห์lêetrick; stratagem; guile; ruseหลอกlɔ̀ɔkหลอกlɔ̀ɔk1[to] deceive; cheat; trick2[to] scare; spook; play a trick on3fake; sham; counterfeit4[to] lure; bait; entice (under false pretenses)ให้hâiให้hâi1[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)เพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowยอมyɔɔmยอมyɔɔm1[to] agree; consent2[to] allow; permit3[to] yield; give in; submit4[to] admit (acknowledge)เซ็นsenเซ็นsen1[to] sign (one's name)2[to] buy on credit; put on a tab (informal)เอกสารèek-gà-sǎanเอกสารèek-gà-sǎan1document2documentation
He used a trick to fool his friend into signing the document.
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นักการตลาดnák-gaan-dtà-làatบางรายbaang-raaiอาจàatใช้cháiเล่ห์กลlêe-gonในnaiการชักจูงgaan-chák-juungผู้บริโภคpûu-bɔɔ-rí-pôok
Some marketers may use stratagems to persuade consumers.
นางเอกnaang-èekจับjàpพิรุธpí-rútได้dâaiทันtanก่อนgɔ̀ɔnตกเป็นdtòk-bpenเหยื่อเล่ห์เหลี่ยมyʉ̀ʉa-lêe-lìiamของkɔ̌ɔngผู้ร้ายpûu-ráai
The heroine noticed something amiss in time before falling victim to the villain's crafty ruse.
ผู้pûuเจรจาjee-rá-jaaต้องdtɔ̂ngระวังrá-wangเล่ห์lêeที่tîiแฝงfɛ̌ɛngในnaiถ้อยคำtɔ̂ɔi-kamสวยหรูsǔuai-rǔuเพื่อไม่ให้pʉ̂ʉa-mâi-hâiเสียเปรียบsǐia-bprìiapในnaiสัญญาsǎn-yaa
Negotiators must beware of guile hidden in elegant wording to avoid being disadvantaged in the contract.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
lêe
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → Falling
ห์ is silent here.
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 | — | — |