แมงเม่า(maeng mâo)

Meanings

1NounB1

flying termite; alate

a winged termite (alate) that swarms around lights, especially before rain.

Examples

เมื่อคืนmêuua keunเมื่อคืนmêuua keun1last night (the night before today)2last nightฝนตกหนักfŏn dtòk nàkฝนตกหนักfŏn dtòk nàk1[to] rain heavily; pour2heavy rain; downpourวันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; these days (informal)เลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoแมงเม่าmaeng mâoแมงเม่าmaeng mâo1flying termite; alate2retail investor who chases trendsบินbinบินbin1[to] fly2[to] fly (by air travel)เต็มdtemเต็มdtem1full; filled2complete; entire; full (amount)3[to] be full4fully; completely; to the fullบ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: houses/buildings (residences)ไปหมดbpai mòtไปหมดbpai mòt1completely; all gone2entirely; across the board
It rained heavily last night, so today the house is full of winged termites.
2NounB2

retail investor who chases trends

(figurative) a small, individual investor who chases market trends like a moth to a flame, often losing money.

Examples

พอporพอpor1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; when6only; just; merelyตลาดหุ้นdtà-làat hûnตลาดหุ้นdtà-làat hûn1stock market; equity market2the market (overall stocks)ขึ้นkêunขึ้นkêun1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4inceptive/result: start to; become5northward/up-country6result complement: upward/better7[to] sprout; grow; appearแรงๆraeng raengแรงๆraeng raeng1forcefully; hard; intensely; loudly2very strong; intense; harsh; potentก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerจะมีjà meeจะมีjà meethere will be; [to] have (in the future)แมงเม่าmaeng mâoแมงเม่าmaeng mâo1flying termite; alate2retail investor who chases trendsบินbinบินbin1[to] fly2[to] fly (by air travel)เข้าไปkâo bpaiเข้าไปkâo bpai1[to] go in; enter (away from the speaker)2directional complement: into; in (away from speaker)เล่นlênเล่นlên1[to] act; perform (role)2casually; for fun (manner marker)3[to] tease; kid; mess with4[to] use; operate; take up (colloquial extension)5seriously; to a great degree (intensifier, often negative)6[to] play; have fun7[to] play (game/sport/instrument)เยอะyéhเยอะyéh1many; much; a lot (of)2very; a lot (informal intensifier)3excessive; too much
When the stock market rises sharply, many small investors ("moths") will fly in to trade.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

แมงmaengแมงmaeng1arachnid; myriapod2bug; creepy-crawlyPart 1
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เม่าmâoเม่าmâo1mulberry (paper mulberry fruit)2naive investor (Thai stock slang)Part 2
แมงเม่าmaeng mâoแมงเม่าmaeng mâoflying termite; alate