เฮี้ยว
híiaoMeaning
1AdjectiveB2
rebellious; unruly
rebellious, unruly, or headstrong, often describing someone who is difficult to control or refuses to listen to others
Examples
สมัยsà-mǎiสมัยsà-mǎi1period; era; age2term; tenure3during; in the time ofวัยรุ่นwai-rûnวัยรุ่นwai-rûn1teenager; youth (person/people)2teenage; for teens; youthful3adolescence; the teenage yearsเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)เด็กdèkเด็กdèk1child; kid2young; not yet grown up3young person (informal)เฮี้ยวhíiaoเฮี้ยวhíiaorebellious; unrulyมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousไม่เคยmâi-kəəiไม่เคยmâi-kəəinever; have neverฟังfangฟังfang1listen2heed3[to] sound; seem (to the ear)คำเตือนkam-dtʉʉanคำเตือนkam-dtʉʉanwarning; cautionของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuffพ่อแม่pɔ̂ɔ-mɛ̂ɛพ่อแม่pɔ̂ɔ-mɛ̂ɛparentsเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
During his teenage years, he was a very rebellious kid who never listened to his parents' warnings.
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ครูkruuประจำbprà-jamชั้นchánปวดหัวbpùuat hŭuaมากmâakเพราะpráwห้องนี้hông néeมีแต่mee dtàeเด็กdèkเฮี้ยวๆhíiao híiaoที่têeชอบchôpแหกhàekกฎgòtโรงเรียนrong rian
The homeroom teacher has a huge headache because this class is full of unruly kids who love breaking school rules.
ถึงแม้ว่าtĕung máe wâaภายนอกpaai nôkเธอterจะjàดูเป็นdoo bpenเด็กdèkเรียบร้อยrîiap róiแต่dtàeจริงๆjing jingแล้วláeoเธอterมีmeeนิสัยní-săiเฮี้ยวhíiaoและláeดื้อรั้นdêuu ránพอสมควรpor sŏm kuan
Even though she looks like a polite kid on the outside, she actually has quite a rebellious and headstrong personality.
การรับมือgaan-ráp-mʉʉกับgàpวัยรุ่นwai-rûnที่tîiกำลังgam-langเฮี้ยวhíiaoต้องdtɔ̂ngใช้cháiความเข้าใจkwaam-kâo-jaiมากกว่าmâak-gwàaการบังคับgaan-bang-kápหรือrʉ̌ʉใช้cháiความรุนแรงkwaam-run-rɛɛng
Dealing with a rebellious teenager requires understanding rather than coercion or violence.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
híiao
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + Mai tho → High
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 | — | — |