เหยี่ยว(yìao)

Meanings

1NounB1

hawk (bird of prey)

A bird of prey with keen eyesight, hooked beak, and sharp talons, hunting small animals and birds.

Examples

เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)เห็นhĕnเห็นhĕn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asเหยี่ยวyìaoเหยี่ยวyìao1hawk (bird of prey)2hawkish; favoring hardline stanceบินวนbin wonบินวนbin won[to] circle in the air; [to] fly in a circleเหนือnĕuuaเหนือnĕuua1north; the North2northern3above; over4superior to; aboveทุ่งtûngทุ่งtûng1field; open country2rice field area; paddy fields3plain; prairieแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)โฉบchòhpโฉบchòhp1[to] swoop; skim (past/over)2[to] drop by briefly3sleek; chic; stylish (look/design)ลงlongลงlong1[to] go down; descend2[to] put; apply; record3[to] decrease; go down4[to] land; alight5down; downstream6downstream; southbound7[to] get off (vehicle)จับjàpจับjàp1[to] hold; grasp2[to] touch; feel3[to] catch; seize; capture4[to] arrest5[to] detect; pick up; sense6[to] assign; pair up; match7[to be] chilled; feel cold (body part)8[to] set; fix (price, time, etc.)หนูnŏoหนูnŏo1mouse; rat2you (addressing a child/younger person)3I; me (polite, childlike/feminine in Thai)
We saw a hawk circling above the field and swooping down to catch a mouse.
2AdjectiveB2

hawkish; favoring hardline stance

Describing a person or policy that supports aggressive or hardline measures, especially in security or foreign affairs.

Examples

นักการเมืองnák gaan-meuuangนักการเมืองnák gaan-meuuangpoliticianสายเหยี่ยวsăai yìiaoสายเหยี่ยวsăai yìiaohawk (political/economic)สนับสนุนsà-nàp-sà-nŭnสนับสนุนsà-nàp-sà-nŭn1[to] support; back; endorse2[to] sponsor; fund3[to] advocate; promoteมาตรการmâat-dtrà gaanมาตรการmâat-dtrà gaan1measure; policy step2preventive/restrictive measure3classifier: ประการเข้มkêmเข้มkêm1strong; intense (taste/smell)2deep; rich (color)3strict; rigorous4serious; stern (manner/face)5strong (coffee/tea/medicine)ด้านdâanด้านdâan1side; face (surface)2field; area; aspect3toward; on the side of4classifier: sides/faces/aspects5calloused; hardened; matteความมั่นคงkwaam mân kongความมั่นคงkwaam mân kong1stability; steadiness2security (esp. national)
Hardline politicians support strict security measures.

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