เล่ห์กล
lêe-gonMeaning
1NounB2
trick; ruse
A deceitful or cunning plan or device used to mislead or gain advantage.
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; orderเล่ห์กลlêe-gonเล่ห์กลlêe-gontrick; 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)คู่แข่งkûu-kɛ̀ngคู่แข่งkûu-kɛ̀ngcompetitor; rivalเชื่อchʉ̂ʉaเชื่อchʉ̂ʉa1to believe [sth/sb]2to trust; have faith in3to believe in (religion/ideology)4[to] heed; obey [sb]5on creditข้อมูลkɔ̂ɔ-muunข้อมูลkɔ̂ɔ-muun1information; data (non-count)2data (computing)ผิดpìtผิดpìt1wrong; incorrect2be wrong; make a mistake3illegal; against the law4improper; inappropriate5wrongly; incorrectly; mis-แล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ชิงchingชิงching1[to] seize; snatch (before others)2[to] compete for; vie for3[to] preempt; do first4[to] usurp; appropriate; seizeคะแนนká-nɛɛnคะแนนká-nɛɛn1score; point(s)2vote (counted choice)3rating; grade; markไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action marker
He used a cunning trick to make his rival believe false information and snatch the points.
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นักขายnák-kǎaiคนนี้kon-níiมีmiiเล่ห์กลlêe-gonพูดpûutหวานwǎanจนjonลูกค้าlûuk-káaซื้อของsʉ́ʉ-kɔ̌ɔngที่tîiไม่จำเป็นmâi-jam-bpen
This salesperson has a deceitful tactic, speaking sweetly until customers buy unnecessary items.
ผู้จัดการpûu-jàt-gaanจับได้jàp-dâaiว่าwâaเป็นbpenเล่ห์กลlêe-gonของkɔ̌ɔngบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtคู่แข่งkûu-kɛ̀ngที่tîiตั้งใจdtâng-jaiบิดเบือนbìt-bʉʉanผลสำรวจpǒn-sǎm-rùuat
The manager discovered it was a ruse by a rival company intending to distort the survey results.
นักการเมืองnák-gaan-mʉʉangบางคนbaang-konอาศัยเล่ห์aa-sǎi-lêeกลgonทางกฎหมายtaang-gòt-mǎaiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเอาชนะao-chá-náการเลือกตั้งgaan-lʉ̂ʉak-dtângโดยdooiไม่mâiผิดกติกาpìt-gà-dtì-gaa
Some politicians rely on legal maneuvers to win elections without technically breaking the rules.
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 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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เล่ห์กลlêe-gonเล่ห์กลlêe-gontrick; rusetrick; ruseWord