เหลียว(lĭiao)

Meanings

1VerbA2

[to] glance back; look over [one’s] shoulder

To turn the head to look back; to give a quick backward or sideways glance.

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเหลียวlĭiaoเหลียวlĭiao1[to] glance back; look over [one’s] shoulder2[to] pay heed to; give attention to (often in the negative)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerมองmongมองmong1[to] watch; observe2[to] view; regard; consider3[to] look atฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)
He turned to look at me.
2VerbB1

[to] pay heed to; give attention to (often in the negative)

To show concern or attention to [sb]/[sth]; often used in the negative to mean ignore or not care.

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillทำงานหนักtam ngaan nàkทำงานหนักtam ngaan nàk1[to] work hard2[to] be under heavy loadจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)เหลียวแลlĭiao laeเหลียวแลlĭiao lae1[to] look after; care for; attend to; show concern for2[to] turn to look; glance around/back (literary/less common)สุขภาพsùk-kà-pâapสุขภาพsùk-kà-pâaphealthของตัวเองkŏng dtuua ayngของตัวเองkŏng dtuua ayngone's ownเลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)
He works so hard that he completely neglects his own health.

Related Words

Similar Meaning

ใส่ใจsài jaiใส่ใจsài jai1[to] pay close attention to; be attentive to2[to] care about; be concerned for3attentive; caring (attrib.)
  • [to] pay close attention to; be attentive to
  • [to] care about; be concerned for
  • attentive; caring (attrib.)
ไยดีyai deeไยดีyai dee[to] care about [sb/sth]; [to] be concerned

[to] care about [sb/sth]; [to] be concerned

สนใจsŏn jaiสนใจsŏn jai1[to] be interested (in) [sth/sb]2[to] pay attention to; be attentive to
  • [to] be interested (in) [sth/sb]
  • [to] pay attention to; be attentive to
หันhănหันhăn1[to] turn; turn toward2be turned; turn (intransitive)
  • [to] turn; turn toward
  • be turned; turn (intransitive)
แวงwaengแวงwaeng1[to] glance; cast a sidelong look (dialect/poetic)2[to] deviate; slant (rare/poetic)3toponymic element (Thai place names)
  • [to] glance; cast a sidelong look (dialect/poetic)
  • [to] deviate; slant (rare/poetic)
  • toponymic element (Thai place names)