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kɛ́-káiMeaning
1VerbC1
[to] find fault; nitpick
To look closely for faults or problems so that you can criticize someone or something.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)แคะไค้kɛ́-káiแคะไค้kɛ́-kái[to] find fault; nitpickหาhǎaหาhǎa1[to] look for; search for2[to] find (after searching)3huh?; what? (informal)4[to] get; procure5[to] earn (money); make a living6[to] visit; go see7[to] seek out; contactข้อผิดพลาดkɔ̂ɔ-pìt-plâatข้อผิดพลาดkɔ̂ɔ-pìt-plâat1mistake; error; fault2error; bug (computing)ของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowแต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)ไม่เคยmâi-kəəiไม่เคยmâi-kəəinever; have neverช่วยchûuaiช่วยchûuai1[to] help; assist [sb/sth]2please (request marker)3[to] save; rescue [sb]แก้ปัญหาgɛ̂ɛ-bpan-hǎaแก้ปัญหาgɛ̂ɛ-bpan-hǎa[to] solve; fix; resolve a problem
He likes to find fault with his friends but never helps solve problems.
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แทนที่จะtaen têe jàเสนอsà-nĕrวิธีwí-teeปรับปรุงbpràp bprungงานngaanหัวหน้าhŭua nâaกลับglàpแคะไค้káe káiหาข้อบกพร่องhăa kâw bòk-prâwngเล็กlékๆ-น้อยnóiๆ-มาmaaตำหนิdtam-nìลูกน้องlôok nóng
Instead of suggesting ways to improve the work, the boss searches for minor flaws to criticize the staff.
คำวิจารณ์kam-wí-jaanที่tîiมุ่งmûngแคะไค้kɛ́-káiหาข้อบกพร่องhǎa-kɔ̂ɔ-bòk-prɔ̂ɔngเล็กน้อยlék-nɔ́ɔiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaโจมตีjoom-dtiiผู้อื่นpûu-ʉ̀ʉnย่อมyɔ̂mบั่นทอนกำลังใจbàn-tɔɔn-gam-lang-jaiมากกว่าmâak-gwàaจะjàก่อให้เกิดgɔ̀ɔ-hâi-gə̀ətการพัฒนาgaan-pát-tá-naa
Criticism aimed at digging up minor flaws to attack others inevitably undermines morale rather than encouraging improvement.
ต่อให้dtɔ̀ɔ-hâiเธอtəəทำงานtam-ngaanรอบคอบrɔ̂ɔp-kɔ̂ɔpเพียงใดpiiang-daiคนkonที่ตั้งtîi-dtângแง่ngɛ̂ɛอยู่แล้วyùu-lɛ́ɛoก็gɔ̂ยังyangแคะไค้kɛ́-káiหาเรื่องhǎa-rʉ̂ʉangมาmaaตำหนิdtam-nìเธอtəəได้dâaiเสมอsà-mə̌ə
No matter how carefully she works, someone who is already biased against her can always find something to pick on.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
kɛ́
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → 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 | — | — |