ไขหู
kǎi-hǔuMeaning
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[to] pretend not to hear; turn a deaf ear
To deliberately act as though one has not heard what someone says.
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseเรียกrîiakเรียกrîiak1[to] call [sb/sth] (by name); name2[to] call out; summon; hail3[to] ask for; charge; demand4[to] draw attention; bring out a reactionให้hâiให้hâi1[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)เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyล้างจานláang-jaanล้างจานláang-jaan[to] wash dishes; do the dishesแต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillทำเป็นtam-bpenทำเป็นtam-bpen1[to] know how (to do sth); be able (skill)2[to] pretend; feign; act as ifไขหูkǎi-hǔuไขหูkǎi-hǔu[to] pretend not to hear; turn a deaf earแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)เล่นเกมlên-geemเล่นเกมlên-geem[to] play gamesต่อdtɔ̀ɔต่อdtɔ̀ɔ1[to] continue; go on2per; each (rate/unit)3[to] connect; attach; join4[to] bargain; haggle5to; toward (target of an action or attitude)6[to] renew; extend
His mother told him to wash the dishes, but he pretended not to hear and kept playing his game.
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Don't pretend you can't hear me. I asked when you're going to pay me back.
แม้mɛ́ɛเพื่อนร่วมงานpʉ̂ʉan-rûuam-ngaanจะjàเตือนdtʉʉanว่าwâaข้อมูลkɔ̂ɔ-muunในnaiรายงานraai-ngaanยังyangไม่mâiครบkrópเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ทำเป็นtam-bpenไขหูkǎi-hǔuเพราะprɔ́ไม่mâiอยากyàakเสียเวลาsǐia-wee-laaแก้ไขgɛ̂ɛ-kǎi
Although his colleague warned him that the report was missing some information, he pretended not to hear because he didn't want to spend time fixing it.
ถ้าtâaคุณkunยังyangทำเป็นtam-bpenไขหูkǎi-hǔuทุกครั้งที่túk-kráng-tîiฉันchǎnพูดถึงpûut-tʉ̌ngปัญหาbpan-hǎaของเราkɔ̌ɔng-raoเราraoก็gɔ̂คงkongไม่มีวันmâi-mii-wanเข้าใจกันkâo-jai-gan
If you keep pretending not to hear me whenever I bring up our problems, we'll probably never understand each other.
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 classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableThe vowel ไ hides a final -ย, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
kǎi
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
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
ไขkǎiไขkǎi1[to] unlock; open (with a key)2wax; waxy substance3[to] explain; clarify4[to] tighten or loosen (by turning)5fat (animal); grease[to] unlock; open (with a key)Part 1
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ไขหูkǎi-hǔuไขหูkǎi-hǔu[to] pretend not to hear; turn a deaf ear[to] pretend not to hear; turn a deaf earWord