เหลือร้าย(lĕuua ráai)

Meanings

1AdjectiveB2

very bad; wicked; dangerously clever

describes someone or something as extremely bad or cruel, or as dangerously clever; can sound admiring in some contexts.

Examples

ระวังrá-wangระวังrá-wang1[to] be careful; take care2[to] watch out for; guard against3watch out!; caution!ผู้หญิงpôo yĭngผู้หญิงpôo yĭng1woman; adult female (person)2women's; female (as modifier)คนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3that (emphatic/contrastive final particle)ให้ดีhâi deeให้ดีhâi dee1properly; carefully; well (do X well)2preferably; it would be better to…เธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2term of address (affectionate)3she; herฉลาดchà-làatฉลาดchà-làat1intelligent; smart2clever; shrewd3wise (prudent)และláeและláeand (coordinating)เหลือร้ายlĕuua ráaiเหลือร้ายlĕuua ráai1very bad; wicked; dangerously clever2extremely; terribly (intensifier)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatly
Be careful of that woman; she is smart and dangerously clever.
2AdverbB2

extremely; terribly (intensifier)

used after an adjective to intensify it, meaning 'extremely' or 'terribly' (e.g., เก่งเหลือร้าย = extremely skilled).

Examples

นักเปียโนnák bpia-nohนักเปียโนnák bpia-nohpianistคนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3that (emphatic/contrastive final particle)เก่งgèngเก่งgèng1skilled; good at2smart; quick-witted3[to] be good at; excelเหลือร้ายlĕuua ráaiเหลือร้ายlĕuua ráai1very bad; wicked; dangerously clever2extremely; terribly (intensifier)เล่นlênเล่นlên1[to] act; perform (role)2casually; for fun (manner marker)3[to] tease; kid; mess with4[to] use; operate; take up (colloquial extension)5seriously; to a great degree (intensifier, often negative)6[to] play; have fun7[to] play (game/sport/instrument)เพลงplayngเพลงplayng1song; musical piece2classifier: songs/piecesยากๆyâak yâakยากๆyâak yâak1difficult (various); the hard ones2rather/quite difficult; somewhat tricky (emphatic)ได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)6okay; sure; agreedอย่างyàangอย่างyàang1kind; type; sort2manner; way3in the manner of; -ly4classifier (for kinds/types)สบายsà-baaiสบายsà-baai1comfortable; at ease2well; fine (health/state)3[to] relax; take it easy4easy; effortless
That pianist is extremely skilled; she can play difficult pieces with ease.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

เหลือlĕuuaเหลือlĕuua1[to] remain; be left2[to] have left; have remaining3[to] spare; have extra4[to] exceed; be more thanPart 1
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ร้ายráaiร้ายráai1evil; wicked; malicious2severe; grave; serious3fierce; vicious; dangerous4badly; severely (degree adverb in compounds)Part 2
เหลือร้ายlĕuua ráaiเหลือร้ายlĕuua ráaivery bad; wicked; dangerously clever