เหลวไหล
lăeo lăiMeanings
1NounB1
nonsense; rubbish
speech or ideas that are foolish, groundless, or not to be taken seriously
Examples
อย่าyàaอย่าyàadon’t; do not (negative imperative)พูดpûutพูดpûut1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk aboutเรื่องเหลวไหลrʉ̂ʉang-lěeo-lǎiเรื่องเหลวไหลrʉ̂ʉang-lěeo-lǎinonsense; rubbishฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)อยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forฟังfangฟังfang1listen2heed3[to] sound; seem (to the ear)ข้อเท็จจริงkɔ̂ɔ-tét-jingข้อเท็จจริงkɔ̂ɔ-tét-jing1fact; objective truth2facts of the case; findings
Don't talk nonsense; I want to hear the facts.
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His explanation sounded so nonsensical that everyone fell silent.
ข่าวลือkàao leuuที่têeไม่มีmâi meeหลักฐานlàk tăanแบบนี้bàep néeมันmanเหลวไหลlăeo lăiอย่าเพิ่งyàa pêrngเชื่อchêuua
Rumors without evidence like this are nonsense; don't believe them yet.
ข้อเสนอkôr sà-nĕrที่têeอ้างว่าâang wâaจะjàรวยruuayข้ามคืนkâam keunมันmanเหลวไหลlăeo lăiชัดเจนchát-jenควรkuuanใช้cháiวิจารณญาณwí-jaa-rá-ná-yaanก่อนgònตัดสินใจdtàt-sĭn-jai
The claim that you'll get rich overnight is clearly nonsense; you should use judgment before deciding.
2AdjectiveB1
nonsensical; absurd
foolish, lacking reason, or not credible
Examples
ข้ออ้างkôr âangข้ออ้างkôr âang1excuse2pretext3plea; claimed ground (legal)4premise (logic)นั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)ดูdooดูdoo1[to] look; watch; see2[to] examine; check; inspect3[to] seem; appear4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortune6[to] look after; watch; mindเหลวไหลlăeo lăiเหลวไหลlăeo lăi1nonsense; rubbish2nonsensical; absurd3irresponsible; unreliableนะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particle3wondering particleเชื่อchêuuaเชื่อchêuua1to believe [sth/sb]2to trust; have faith in3to believe in (religion/ideology)4[to] heed; obey [sb]5on creditไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ลงlongลงlong1[to] go down; descend2[to] get off (vehicle)3down; downstream4[to] put; apply; record5[to] decrease; go down6[to] land; alight7southward; down-country8[to] publish; post [sth] online
That excuse sounds foolish; I can’t believe it.
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ข่าวลือkàao-lʉʉที่ว่าtîi-wâaเขาkǎoหายตัวไปhǎai-dtuua-bpaiเป็นbpenเรื่องเหลวไหลrʉ̂ʉang-lěeo-lǎiไม่มีmâi-miiหลักฐานlàk-tǎanรองรับrɔɔng-ráp
The rumor that he disappeared is nonsense; there’s no evidence to support it.
เธอterบอกว่าbòk wâaจะjàทำtamเสร็จsètในnaiหนึ่งnèungชั่วโมงchûua-mohngฟังดูfang dooเหลวไหลlăeo lăiเพราะpráwงานเยอะngaan yérมากmâak
She said she’d finish in an hour, which sounds absurd because there’s so much work.
ข้อเสนอkôr sà-nĕrที่têeไม่mâiอิงingข้อมูลkôr moonเชิงประจักษ์cherng bprà-jàkเช่นนี้chên néeถือว่าtĕuu wâaเหลวไหลlăeo lăiและláeไม่น่าเชื่อmâi nâa chêuuaถือtĕuua
A proposal that isn’t based on empirical data like this is foolish and not credible.
3AdjectiveB2
irresponsible; unreliable
Not taking duties seriously or behaving in a way that others cannot depend on.
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillทำตัวtam dtuuaทำตัวtam dtuua[to] behave; conduct oneself; carry oneselfเหลวไหลlăeo lăiเหลวไหลlăeo lăi1nonsense; rubbish2nonsensical; absurd3irresponsible; unreliableไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ยอมyomยอมyom1[to] agree; consent2[to] allow; permit3[to] yield; give in; submit4[to] admit (acknowledge)ไปทำงานbpai tam ngaanไปทำงานbpai tam ngaan[to] go to workจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofถูกtòokถูกtòok1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3[to] touch; come into contact with [sb/sth]4to be correct/right5proper; morally right6[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)7passive marker (often adverse)ไล่ออกlâi àwkไล่ออกlâi àwk1[to] fire; dismiss; sack (from a job)2[to] expel (from school, team, or organization)3[to] throw/drive out (from a place)
He behaved irresponsibly and kept refusing to go to work until he was fired.
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ตั้งแต่dtâng dtàeมีmeeลูกlôokเขาkăoก็gâwเลิกทำlêrk tamตัวdtuuaเหลวไหลlăeo lăiและláeหันมาhăn maaดูแลdoo laeครอบครัวkrôp kruuaอย่างจริงจังyàang jing jang
Since becoming a father, he has stopped behaving irresponsibly and started taking his family responsibilities seriously.
แม้máeจะjàมีmeeความสามารถkwaam săa-mâatแต่dtàeถ้าtâaยังyangทำตัวtam dtuuaเหลวไหลlăeo lăiปล่อยให้bplòi hâiงานค้างngaan káangจนjonคนอื่นkon èunต้องdtôngตามdtaamแก้gâeก็gâwคงไม่kong mâiมีใครmee kraiไว้ใจwái jaiให้hâiรับผิดชอบráp pìt chôpโครงการใหญ่kroong gaan yài
Even if you're capable, no one is likely to trust you with a major project if you keep behaving irresponsibly and leaving unfinished work for others to sort out.
เธอterไม่ได้mâi dâaiโกรธgròhtที่têeเขาkăoช่วยงานchûuai ngaanไม่ได้mâi dâaiแต่dtàeโกรธgròhtที่têeเขาkăoทำตัวtam dtuuaเหลวไหลlăeo lăiรับปากráp bpàakไว้wáiแล้วláeoกลับglàpปล่อยให้bplòi hâiเธอterจัดการjàt gaanทุกอย่างtúk yàangตามลำพังdtaam lam-pang
She wasn't angry that he couldn't help, but that he had been irresponsible, promising to help and then leaving her to handle everything alone.
Word Breakdown
เหลวlěeoเหลวlěeo1liquid; fluid2thin; watery (consistency)3[to] flop; [to] fail badly4unreliable; no good; ineffectualliquid; fluidPart 1
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เหลวไหลlăeo lăiเหลวไหลlăeo lăinonsense; rubbishnonsense; rubbishWord