เส้นยาแดงผ่าแปด(sên yaa daeng pàa bpàet)

Meanings

1AdverbC1

by a hair’s breadth; by the tiniest margin

used to indicate that something happened, succeeded, or was decided by an extremely small margin

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเข้าเส้นชัยkâo sên chaiเข้าเส้นชัยkâo sên chai1[to] cross the finish line; finish a race2[to] reach the goal; bring to completion (fig.)ชนะchá-náชนะchá-ná1[to] win; defeat [sb]2[to] overcome; prevail over [sth]คู่แข่งkôo kàengคู่แข่งkôo kàeng1competitor; rival2opponentไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)แบบbàepแบบbàep1model; pattern; design; template2style; type; kind; manner3form; questionnaire4in a ... way; -ly (pre-head adverbial marker)5prototype; sampleเส้นยาแดงผ่าแปดsên yaa daeng pàa bpàetเส้นยาแดงผ่าแปดsên yaa daeng pàa bpàet1by a hair’s breadth; by the tiniest margin2razor-thin; extremely closeจริงๆjing jingจริงๆjing jing1really; truly; actually; indeed2[!] really?!; seriously?!
He crossed the finish line, beating his opponent by a hair's breadth.
2AdjectiveC1

razor-thin; extremely close

describing a result, difference, or escape that is exceedingly small or close

Examples

รถrótรถrót1vehicle (general)2car; automobile3train (only in compounds)4classifier: vehiclesสองsŏngสองsŏng1two; 22secondคันkanคันkan1itchy2itch3lever; handle4classifier for vehicles5shaft; rod; poleเฉี่ยวchìiaoเฉี่ยวchìiao1[to] graze; skim; brush past2near miss; close call3stylish; chicกันไปgan bpaiกันไปgan bpaitogether; keep doing [sth]แค่kâeแค่kâe1only; just2merely; simply (downplaying)3only; just (preposition)เส้นยาแดงผ่าแปดsên yaa daeng pàa bpàetเส้นยาแดงผ่าแปดsên yaa daeng pàa bpàet1by a hair’s breadth; by the tiniest margin2razor-thin; extremely closeไม่น่าเชื่อmâi nâa chêuuaไม่น่าเชื่อmâi nâa chêuua1[!] unbelievable!2unbelievable; incredible; hard to believeว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ชนchonชนchon1[to] crash; collide2people; tribe; class3[to] clink (glasses); toast4cl. for social classes/types (rare)
The two cars missed each other by just a hair's breadth; it's unbelievable they didn't collide.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

เส้นยาแดงsên yaa daengเส้นยาแดงsên yaa daenga hair's breadth; a very narrow marginPart 1
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ผ่าpàaผ่าpàa1[to] split; cut open2[to] perform surgery; operate on3[to] split apart figuratively4[to] cut through; go through (line/crowd/area)Part 2
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แปดbpàetแปดbpàet1eight (number)2eight (quantity)Part 3
เส้นยาแดงผ่าแปดsên yaa daeng pàa bpàetเส้นยาแดงผ่าแปดsên yaa daeng pàa bpàetby a hair’s breadth; by the tiniest margin