เหี่ยวแห้ง(hìao hâeng)

Meanings

1AdjectiveB1

withered; dried up

withered and dry, used especially for plants.

Examples

ดอกไม้dòk máaiดอกไม้dòk máaiflower; flowersในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)แจกันjae-ganแจกันjae-ganvaseเริ่มrêrmเริ่มrêrm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toเหี่ยวแห้งhìao hâengเหี่ยวแห้งhìao hâeng1withered; dried up2downhearted; dispiritedแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)
The flowers in the vase have started to wither and dry up.
2AdjectiveB2

downhearted; dispirited

lacking energy, spirit, or happiness.

Examples

พอporพอpor1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; when6only; just; merelyได้ยินdâi-yinได้ยินdâi-yin1[to] hear2[to] hear of; be told; learn (by hearing)ข่าวร้ายkàao ráaiข่าวร้ายkàao ráaibad newsหน้าตาnâa dtaaหน้าตาnâa dtaa1facial appearance; looks2appearance (of things)3face; reputationที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotเคยkoeiเคยkoei1ever; used to (past experience)2[used to] (past experience/habit)สดใสsòt săiสดใสsòt săi1bright; vivid2cheerful; lively3clear (sound/voice)4clear (weather)ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsเธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2term of address (affectionate)3she; herก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerดูdooดูdoo1consult; get advice from2try; have a go3[to] divine; tell fortune4[to] examine; check; inspect5[to] seem; appear6[to] look; watch; seeเหี่ยวแห้งhìao hâengเหี่ยวแห้งhìao hâeng1withered; dried up2downhearted; dispiritedลงlongลงlong1[to] go down; descend2[to] put; apply; record3[to] decrease; go down4[to] land; alight5down; downstream6downstream; southbound7[to] get off (vehicle)ทันทีtan teeทันทีtan tee1immediately; at once2as soon as; the moment that (ทันทีที่)
Upon hearing the bad news, her once bright face immediately looked crestfallen.

Related Words

Similar Meaning

แห้งเหี่ยวhâeng hìiaoแห้งเหี่ยวhâeng hìiao1withered; dried and shriveled2dispirited; lifeless (figurative)3[to] wither; shrivel; dry up4[to] become dispirited; lose vitality (figurative)
  • withered; dried and shriveled
  • dispirited; lifeless (figurative)
  • [to] wither; shrivel; dry up
  • [to] become dispirited; lose vitality (figurative)
ห่อเหี่ยวhàw hìaoห่อเหี่ยวhàw hìao1wilted; withered2disheartened; dejected
  • wilted; withered
  • disheartened; dejected
เหี่ยวเฉาhìao chăoเหี่ยวเฉาhìao chăo1withered; wilted; shriveled2[to] wither; wilt; shrivel3dejected; listless; dispirited4[to] become dispirited; lose heart5sluggish; stagnant; lackluster (of activity/economy)
  • withered; wilted; shriveled
  • [to] wither; wilt; shrivel
  • dejected; listless; dispirited
  • [to] become dispirited; lose heart
  • sluggish; stagnant; lackluster (of activity/economy)
เฉาchăoเฉาchăo1wilted; withered2dull; listless3to wilt; to wither
  • wilted; withered
  • dull; listless
  • to wilt; to wither
ท้อแท้táw táeท้อแท้táw táe1discouraged; disheartened2[to] lose heart; feel discouraged
  • discouraged; disheartened
  • [to] lose heart; feel discouraged

Word Breakdown

เหี่ยวhìaoเหี่ยวhìao1withered; wilted; shriveled; wrinkled2[to] wither; wilt; shrivel; droop3worn-out; spiritless (fig.)Part 1
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แห้งhâengแห้งhâeng1dry; not wet2[to] dry; [to] become dry3plain (no soup/sauce)4dry (skin/air/condition)5stingy; unemotional; dry humor (colloq.)Part 2
เหี่ยวแห้งhìao hâengเหี่ยวแห้งhìao hâengwithered; dried up