เหลว(lăew)

Meanings

1AdjectiveA2

liquid; fluid

Being in a liquid or runny state; not solid.

Examples

ไอศกรีมai-sà-greemไอศกรีมai-sà-greemice creamละลายlá-laaiละลายlá-laai1[to] dissolve2[to] liquidate; dissolve (assets/company); disband (unit)3[to] meltจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofเหลวlăewเหลวlăew1thin; watery (consistency)2[to] flop; [to] fail badly3sloppy; lax (figurative)4liquid; fluid
The ice cream melted until it became liquid.
2AdjectiveB1

thin; watery (consistency)

Of a substance: lacking thickness or firmness; too runny or not set.

Examples

พุดดิ้งpút-dîngพุดดิ้งpút-dîng1pudding (soft dessert)2custard-style dessert (Thai usage)ยังเหลวyang lăewยังเหลวyang lăew1still runny; not set2still weak/half-baked (figurative)อยู่yòoอยู่yòo1to be (located); be at2progressive/continuative marker3[to] live; reside; stay4to exist; remainเพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingยังyangยังyang1not yet (with ไม่)2yet? (question use)3still; continuing4still/even (emphatic degree)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)แช่เย็นchâe yenแช่เย็นchâe yen1[to] refrigerate; chill [sth]2refrigerated; chilledพอporพอpor1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; when6only; just; merely
The pudding is still runny because it hasn’t been chilled enough.
3VerbB2

[to] flop; [to] fail badly

(Informal) Of plans, projects, or performances: to go very badly or fail completely.

Examples

แผนpăenแผนpăen1plan; strategy2scheme; plotจัดงานjàt ngaanจัดงานjàt ngaan[to] organize/host an eventวันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; these days (informal)เหลวlăewเหลวlăew1thin; watery (consistency)2[to] flop; [to] fail badly3sloppy; lax (figurative)4liquid; fluidหมดmòtหมดmòt1all gone; none left2[to] run out; be used up3completely; entirely4in total; altogetherเพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingทีมงานteem ngaanทีมงานteem ngaanteam; crew (work group)สื่อสารsèu-săanสื่อสารsèu-săan1[to] communicate2communications; telecomกันganกันgan1each other; one another (post-verb marker)2[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block3classifier: panel; partition; screen (rare)4together; together with5protective; preventive (modifier)6I; me (informal, male speech)7[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkผิดพลาดpìt plâatผิดพลาดpìt plâat1mistake; error2[to] be wrong; be erroneous3faulty; incorrect
Today's event plan fell apart because the team miscommunicated.
4AdjectiveB2

sloppy; lax (figurative)

Lacking strictness, care, or discipline (e.g., rules, management, work).

Examples

กฎระเบียบgòt rá-bìiapกฎระเบียบgòt rá-bìiap1rules and regulations2regulatory frameworkในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ทีมteemทีมteem1team; group2squad; staff unitเหลวlăewเหลวlăew1thin; watery (consistency)2[to] flop; [to] fail badly3sloppy; lax (figurative)4liquid; fluidเกินไปgern bpaiเกินไปgern bpaitoo; overly; excessivelyจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofงานngaanงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5joule (physics unit)6unit (classifier) for eventsชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)ล่าช้าlâa cháaล่าช้าlâa cháa1delayed; late2[to] be delayed; be slow
The rules in the team are too lax, causing work to often be delayed.

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