เสมอตัว
sà-mə̌ə-dtuuaMeaning
1AdjectiveB1
breaking even; neither gaining nor losing
having no profit and no loss; neither gaining nor losing money, especially in business, gambling, or an exchange
Examples
ขายkǎaiขายkǎai1[to] sell [sth]2for sale; for purchase3[to] sell oneself; prostitute oneselfเสื้อผ้าsʉ̂ʉa-pâaเสื้อผ้าsʉ̂ʉa-pâaclothes; clothing; apparelวันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentไม่ได้mâi-dâaiไม่ได้mâi-dâai1cannot; not allowed; impossible2did not3[to] fail to get/receive [sth]4unacceptable; not allowed (won’t do)5No way!; absolutely not6not really/actually (corrective)กำไรgam-raiกำไรgam-rai1profit; financial gain2[to] make a profit3benefit; advantage (fig.)เลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedถือว่าtʉ̌ʉ-wâaถือว่าtʉ̌ʉ-wâa1[to] consider; regard; deem2it can be considered that; it's fair to sayเสมอตัวsà-mə̌ə-dtuuaเสมอตัวsà-mə̌ə-dtuuabreaking even; neither gaining nor losing
I made no profit selling clothes today; I just broke even.
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ฉันchǎnเล่นlênไพ่pâiกับgàpเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanทั้งคืนtáng-kʉʉnสุดท้ายsùt-táaiก็gɔ̂เสมอตัวsà-mə̌ə-dtuuaไม่ได้ไม่เสียmâi-dâai-mâi-sǐia
I played cards with my friends all night, and in the end, I broke even, neither winning nor losing.
ถ้าtâaเราraoลงทุนlong-tunในnaiธุรกิจtú-rá-gìtนี้níiอย่างดีที่สุดyàang-dii-tîi-sùtก็gɔ̂แค่kɛ̂ɛเสมอตัวsà-mə̌ə-dtuuaไม่mâiรวยruuaiขึ้นkʉ̂nหรอกrɔ̀k
If we invest in this business, the best outcome is just breaking even; we won't get rich.
ในช่วงnai-chûuangเศรษฐกิจตกต่ำsèet-tà-gìt-dtòk-dtàmแบบนี้bɛ̀ɛp-níiการที่gaan-tîiธุรกิจขนาดเล็กtú-rá-gìt-kà-nàat-lékมีmiiผลประกอบการpǒn-bprà-gɔ̀ɔp-gaanแค่kɛ̂ɛเสมอตัวsà-mə̌ə-dtuuaตอนdtɔɔnสิ้นปีsîn-bpiiก็gɔ̂ถือว่าtʉ̌ʉ-wâaเก่งแล้วgèng-lɛ́ɛo
In this current economic downturn, just being able to break even at year-end is considered an achievement for small businesses.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is เสมอตัว said สะ-เหมอ-ตัว?
sà-mə̌ə-dtuua
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
sà
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → 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
เสมอsà-mə̌əเสมอsà-mə̌ə1always; invariably2constantly; habitually3equal; level; even4[to] draw; [to] tiealways; invariablyPart 1
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ตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figurebody; self; person (colloq.)Part 2
เสมอตัวsà-mə̌ə-dtuuaเสมอตัวsà-mə̌ə-dtuuabreaking even; neither gaining nor losingbreaking even; neither gaining nor losingWord