เหว
hěeoMeanings
1NounB2
chasm; ravine; abyss
A deep hollow or gulf with steep sides, especially in mountainous terrain.
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ทางเดินtaang-dəənทางเดินtaang-dəən1walkway; passage; corridor; aisle; path2path; route; course (figurative)3tract; passageway (anatomy/system)เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillชันมากchan-mâakชันมากchan-mâakvery steepและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)ข้างทางkâang-taangข้างทางkâang-taang1roadside/wayside2by the road/along the way3roadside (as a modifier)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)เหวลึกhěeo-lʉ́kเหวลึกhěeo-lʉ́kdeep abyss; deep chasmจึงjʉngจึงjʉng1therefore; so; thus2only then; then (as a result)ต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toเดินdəənเดินdəən1[to] walk; go on foot2[to] proceed; go; move along3[to] run; operate (machine/system)4[to] run; operate; keep runningอย่างระมัดระวังyàang-rá-mát-rá-wangอย่างระมัดระวังyàang-rá-mát-rá-wangcarefully; cautiously
The mountain path is very steep and the side is a deep ravine, so we must walk carefully.
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เจ้าหน้าที่jâao-nâa-tîiติดdtìtป้ายเตือนbpâai-dtʉʉanใกล้glâiหน้าผาnâa-pǎaเพราะprɔ́ด้านล่างdâan-lâangเป็นbpenเหวhěeoที่tîiดิ่งdìngตรงdtrongลงไปlong-bpai
Officials put up warning signs near the cliff because below is a sheer drop.
หมอกmɔ̀ɔkลงlongจัดjàtจนjonมองไม่เห็นmɔɔng-mâi-hěnก้นgônเหวhěeoทำtamให้การhâi-gaanกู้ภัยgûu-paiต้องdtɔ̂ngหยุดyùtรอrɔɔทัศนวิสัยtát-sà-ná-wí-sǎiดีขึ้นdii-kʉ̂n
The fog was so thick that the bottom of the ravine was invisible, forcing the rescue to pause until visibility improved.
เส้นทางsên-taangนี้níiเลียบlîiapสันเขาsǎn-kǎoและlɛ́มีmiiเหวhěeoขนาบkà-nàapสองsɔ̌ɔngด้านdâanนักปีนเขาnák-bpiin-kǎoจึงjʉngต้องdtɔ̂ngใช้cháiเชือกchʉ̂ʉakนิรภัยní-rá-paiตลอดdtà-lɔ̀ɔtช่วงchûuangทางtaangเสี่ยงsìiang
This route runs along a ridge with ravines on both sides, so climbers must use safety ropes throughout the hazardous section.
2NounC1
abyss (figurative)
A disastrous or irrecoverable situation; a figurative gulf.
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ถ้าtâaถ้าtâaif; in caseเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ตัดสินใจdtàt-sǐn-jaiตัดสินใจdtàt-sǐn-jai[to] decideผิดpìtผิดpìt1wrong; incorrect2be wrong; make a mistake3illegal; against the law4improper; inappropriate5wrongly; incorrectly; mis-ตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níi1now; at the moment2this time/this moment (time noun)อนาคตà-naa-kótอนาคตà-naa-kót1future (time to come)2prospectsอาจàatอาจàat1may; might (possibility)2possibly; perhaps3able; capable (literary/formal)ตกลงไปdtòk-long-bpaiตกลงไปdtòk-long-bpai[to] fall down; [to] fall into [sth]ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)เหวhěeoเหวhěeo1chasm; ravine; abyss2abyss (figurative)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerไม่มีmâi-miiไม่มีmâi-mii1to not have; lack2there is/are not; does/do not exist3[reply] we don't have it; out of stockทางtaangทางtaang1way; route; road; path2direction; side3method; means; manner4by; via; through (means or channel)5classifier: roads/routes/ways6side/party (institutional)ปีนbpiinปีนbpiin[to] climb; scaleกลับglàpกลับglàp1[to] return; go/come back2[to] turn over/flip/reverse3back; in return4contrary; on the contrary
If we make the wrong decision now, our future may fall into an abyss with no way back.
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ช่องว่างchông wâangความเหลื่อมล้ำkwaam lèuuam lámเหมือนmĕuuanเหวhĕoที่têeขยายกว้างkà-yăai gwâangขึ้นkêunเรื่อยrêuuaiๆ-ทำให้tam hâiคนkonจำนวนมากjam-nuuan mâakข้ามkâamไม่ไหวmâi wăi
The inequality gap is like a widening gulf that many people cannot cross.
นโยบายná-yoo-baaiที่tîiไร้ráiความรับผิดชอบkwaam-ráp-pìt-chɔ̂ɔpกำลังgam-langพาpaaประเทศbprà-têetถลำtà-lǎmสู่sùuเหวhěeoทางการคลังtaang-gaan-klangที่tîiยากyâakจะjàแก้ไขgɛ̂ɛ-kǎi
Irresponsible policies are leading the country into a fiscal abyss that is hard to remedy.
เมื่อmêuuaความไว้วางใจkwaam wái waang jaiพังทลายpang tá-laaiความสัมพันธ์kwaam săm-panก็gâwยืนอยู่yeun yòoริมrimเหวhĕoที่têeคำขอโทษkam kŏr tôhtธรรมดาtam-má-daaๆ-ไม่อาจmâi àatดึงdeungกลับglàpได้dâi
When trust collapses, the relationship stands at the edge of a gulf that a simple apology cannot pull it back from.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh classLeading หA silent ห before ว puts this syllable in high class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ว, a sonorant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
hěeo
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |