เหียน
hǐianMeanings
1VerbB2
[to] feel nauseous; [to] feel sick
to feel nauseous; to feel sick to the stomach; to feel like vomiting
Examples
พอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenนั่งnângนั่งnâng1[to] sit; sit down2[to] take; ride [sth] (vehicle)รถเมล์rót-meeรถเมล์rót-meebus; city busเป็นเวลานานbpen-wee-laa-naanเป็นเวลานานbpen-wee-laa-naanfor a long timeเธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀k1[to] feel; sense2[to] feel that…; think (impression/opinion)เหียนhǐianเหียนhǐian1[to] feel nauseous; [to] feel sick2[to] turn; [to] veerจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofอยากจะyàak-jàอยากจะyàak-jà[to] want to; would like toอาเจียนaa-jiianอาเจียนaa-jiian[to] vomit; throw up
After riding the bus for a long time, she felt so nauseous that she wanted to vomit.
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ฉันchǎnได้กลิ่นdâai-glìnเหม็นměnจากjàakกองขยะgɔɔng-kà-yàจนjonรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kคลื่นเหียนklʉ̂ʉn-hǐianขึ้นมาkʉ̂n-maaทันทีtan-tii
I smelled the stench from the garbage pile and felt nauseous immediately.
อาการข้างเคียงaa-gaan-kâang-kiiangของkɔ̌ɔngยาyaaนี้níiอาจàatทำให้tam-hâiผู้ป่วยpûu-bpùuaiรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kวิงเวียนwing-wiianและlɛ́คลื่นเหียนklʉ̂ʉn-hǐianได้dâaiในnaiระยะแรกrá-yá-rɛ̂ɛk
The side effects of this medication may cause patients to feel dizzy and nauseous in the initial stages.
กลิ่นคาวglìn-kaaoเลือดlʉ̂ʉatในnaiห้องผ่าตัดhɔ̂ng-pàa-dtàtทำให้tam-hâiคนkonที่tîiเพิ่งpə̂ngเข้ามาkâo-maaใหม่màiรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kเหียนhǐianจนjonแทบจะtɛ̂ɛp-jàเป็นลมbpen-lom
The metallic smell of blood in the operating room made the newcomer feel so sick to their stomach they almost fainted.
2VerbC2
[to] turn; [to] veer
to turn, veer, or change direction; used mainly in older or literary language
Examples
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเมื่อmʉ̂ʉa1when; at the time that2at; in; on (with time expressions)พายุpaa-yúพายุpaa-yú1storm2storm (figurative)พัดpátพัดpát1[to] blow; [to] fan2fan; hand fan3[to] blow; sweep; carry alongโหมกระหน่ำhǒom-grà-nàmโหมกระหน่ำhǒom-grà-nàm1[to] batter; pummel; lash (repeatedly)2[to] bombard; push intensivelyกะลาสีgà-laa-sǐiกะลาสีgà-laa-sǐisailor; seamanจึงjʉngจึงjʉng1therefore; so; thus2only then; then (as a result)ต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toเหียนhǐianเหียนhǐian1[to] feel nauseous; [to] feel sick2[to] turn; [to] veerหัวเรือhǔua-rʉʉaหัวเรือhǔua-rʉʉabow (of a boat); prowกลับglàpกลับglàp1[to] return; go/come back2[to] turn over/flip/reverse3back; in return4contrary; on the contraryเข้าkâoเข้าkâo1[to] enter; go in2[to] put in; insert3in; inward4[to] understand (in เข้าใจ)5[to] join; enter (an organization, school, etc.)6[to] fit; suit; match7rice (archaic; dialectal)8[to] enter; reach (a period or stage)ฝั่งfàngฝั่งfàng1shore; bank2side
When the storm raged, the sailors had to veer the ship's bow back to the shore.
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พอpɔɔเห็นhěnศัตรูsàt-dtruuดักซุ่มdàk-sûmอยู่yùuข้างหน้าkâang-nâaแม่ทัพmɛ̂ɛ-tápจึงjʉngสั่งให้sàng-hâiทหารtá-hǎanเหียนhǐianหัวhǔuaม้าmáaกลับglàp
Seeing the enemy lying in ambush ahead, the general ordered the soldiers to turn their horses around.
ชะตาชีวิตchá-dtaa-chii-wítของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoได้dâaiหันhǎnเหียนhǐianไปสู่bpai-sùuเส้นทางsên-taangที่tîiไม่มีmâi-miiใครkraiคาดคิดkâat-kítหลังจากlǎng-jàakเหตุการณ์hèet-gaanในnaiวันนั้นwan-nán
His destiny veered onto a path no one expected after the events of that day.
กวีนิพนธ์gà-wii-ní-ponบทbòtนี้níiบรรยายถึงban-yaai-tʉ̌ngสายลมsǎai-lomที่tîiพัดpátเหียนhǐianเปลี่ยนbplìianทิศtítเปรียบดั่งbprìiap-dàngจิตใจjìt-jaiคนkonที่tîiไม่เคยmâi-kəəiหยุดนิ่งyùt-nîng
This poem describes the wind that veers and changes direction, akin to the human mind that is never entirely still.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
hǐian
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 | — | — |