เสี้ยน(sîian)
Meanings
1NounA2
splinter; thorn (small sharp piece)
a small sharp fragment (such as wood, metal, or a plant thorn) that can pierce or lodge in the skin
Examples
นิ้วníuนิ้วníu1finger; toe2inch (unit)3classifier: fingers; toes; inchesฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoเสี้ยนsîianเสี้ยนsîian1splinter; thorn (small sharp piece)2pricking pain; nagging irritation; thorn in the sideจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart (literary/formal)3parting; separation (literary)ไม้máiไม้mái1wood; timber2tone/diacritic mark (Thai orthography)3prefix in tool/implement names4classifier (long, rigid objects)5stick; rod; club; batโต๊ะdtóโต๊ะdtó1table2deskนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ขรุขระkrù-kràขรุขระkrù-krà1rough; uneven; bumpy2uneven/irregular (figurative)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatly
I got a splinter in my finger from the wood; this table is very rough.
2NounB2
pricking pain; nagging irritation; thorn in the side
a sharp, pricking sensation or a small but persistent source of annoyance or trouble; figuratively, a person or thing that continually causes problems
Examples
ประเด็นbprà-denประเด็นbprà-den1point; issue2topic; subject3legal point; matter at issueเล็กๆlék lékเล็กๆlék lék1small; little; tiny (softened by reduplication)2slightly; a littleเรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3about; regarding (as a topic marker)4classifier for stories/films/casesงบประมาณngóp-bprà-maanงบประมาณngóp-bprà-maan1budget (allocated funds)2budget (financial plan)กลายเป็นglaai bpenกลายเป็นglaai bpen1[to] become; turn into [sth]2[to] turn out (to be) [sth/that]เสี้ยนsîianเสี้ยนsîian1splinter; thorn (small sharp piece)2pricking pain; nagging irritation; thorn in the sideที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotทำให้tam hâiทำให้tam hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]ทีมteemทีมteem1team; group2squad; staff unitถกเถียงกันtòk tĭiang ganถกเถียงกันtòk tĭiang gan[to] argue; [to] debate with each otherทุกtúkทุกtúk1every; each2every (interval/frequency)สัปดาห์sàp-daaสัปดาห์sàp-daa1classifier: weeks2week
A small budget issue has become a thorn that makes the team argue every week.