โยนขี้
yoon-kîiMeaning
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[to] shift blame onto [sb]; pass the buck (slang) (vulgar)
To make someone else take the blame or deal with an unwanted responsibility so that you do not have to. This is a rude, informal expression.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] cause; makeเอกสารèek-gà-sǎanเอกสารèek-gà-sǎandocumentหายhǎaiหายhǎai1[to] disappear; be gone2be missing; lost3[to] recover; get better4[to] stop; cease (of a symptom/state)แต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)กลับglàpกลับglàp1[to] return; go/come back2[to] turn over/flip/reverse3back; in return4contrary; on the contraryโยนขี้yoon-kîiโยนขี้yoon-kîi[to] shift blame onto [sb]; pass the buck (slang) (vulgar)ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)เพื่อนร่วมงานpʉ̂ʉan-rûuam-ngaanเพื่อนร่วมงานpʉ̂ʉan-rûuam-ngaancoworker; colleague; workmate
He lost the documents but shifted the blame onto his coworker.
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อย่าyàaมาmaaโยนขี้yoon-kîiให้hâiฉันchǎnนะnáเมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉnเธอtəəเป็นbpenคนkonลืมlʉʉmล็อกlɔ́kประตูbprà-dtuu
Don't try to pin the blame on me. You're the one who forgot to lock the door last night.
ตอนdtɔɔnรับงานráp-ngaanก็gɔ̂บอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaจะjàทำเองtam-eengแต่dtɛ̀ɛพอpɔɔรู้rúuว่าwâaงานngaanยากyâakก็gɔ̂โยนขี้yoon-kîiให้hâiฉันchǎnรับผิดชอบráp-pìt-chɔ̂ɔpแทนtɛɛn
When they accepted the job, they said they'd do it themselves, but once they realized it was difficult, they dumped the responsibility on me instead.
แทนที่จะtɛɛn-tîi-jàยอมรับyɔɔm-rápว่าwâaตัวเองdtuua-eengสั่งงานsàng-ngaanไม่ชัดmâi-chátหัวหน้าhǔua-nâaกลับglàpโยนขี้yoon-kîiให้hâiลูกน้องlûuk-nɔ́ɔngจนjonไม่มีmâi-miiใครkraiอยากyàakทำงานtam-ngaanด้วยdûuai
Instead of admitting that his instructions were unclear, the boss shifted the blame onto his staff, leaving no one willing to work with him.
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 endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
yoon
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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ขี้kîiขี้kîi1feces; excrement; poop2dirty residue; scale; crust3[to] shit; poop (vulgar)4prefix indicating a habitual tendency, often undesirablefeces; excrement; poopPart 2
โยนขี้yoon-kîiโยนขี้yoon-kîi[to] shift blame onto [sb]; pass the buck (slang) (vulgar)[to] shift blame onto [sb]; pass the buck (slang) (vulgar)Word