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pâi-dtaaiMeaning
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trump card; ace up one's sleeve; last resort
a decisive or final tactic kept in reserve for a critical moment; a powerful hidden advantage used to secure victory or settle a situation
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเก็บgèpเก็บgèp1to keep; store; put away2to collect; pick up; gather3to tidy up; put in order4to keep back; save5[to] harvest; pick (fruit/flowers)6to charge; take (a fee/payment)7[to] tuck in; gather up (hair/clothes)หลักฐานlàk-tǎanหลักฐานlàk-tǎan1evidence; proof2documentary evidence; supporting document3basis; grounds (abstract)4stable footing; settled, secure position in lifeชิ้นchínชิ้นchín1piece; item; fragment; slice2classifier: pieces/itemsเด็ดdètเด็ดdèt1[to] pluck; pick2decisive; firm3excellent; awesome (slang)4absolutely; completelyสุดsùtสุดsùt1most; extremely (superlative/intensifier)2end; limit; extremity3ultra-; most; extreme- (prefixal use)4[to] end; reach the limitไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] set aside; reserve3for later; in reserve4[to] leave (something) as is5marks retention or maintenance of a state6[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ไพ่ตายpâi-dtaaiไพ่ตายpâi-dtaaitrump card; ace up one's sleeve; last resortสำหรับsǎm-ràpสำหรับsǎm-ràp1for; intended for; for the purpose of2as for; regardingช่วงท้ายchûuang-táaiช่วงท้ายchûuang-táaifinal part; closing stageของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsการโต้วาทีgaan-dtôo-waa-tiiการโต้วาทีgaan-dtôo-waa-tiia debate; debating
He saved his strongest piece of evidence as a trump card for the end of the debate.
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สินค้าsǐn-káaตัวdtuuaใหม่màiของเราkɔ̌ɔng-raoคือkʉʉไพ่ตายpâi-dtaaiของkɔ̌ɔngบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtที่จะtîi-jàใช้cháiเอาชนะao-chá-náคู่แข่งkûu-kɛ̀ngในnaiปีนี้bpii-níi
Our new product is the company's trump card to beat our competitors this year.
ทนายความtá-naai-kwaamเปิดbpə̀ətไพ่ตายpâi-dtaaiซึ่งsʉ̂ngก็คือgɔ̂-kʉʉพยานpá-yaanปากbpàakสำคัญsǎm-kanที่tîiไม่คาดคิดmâi-kâat-kítทำให้tam-hâiทิศทางtít-taangของkɔ̌ɔngคดีká-diiเปลี่ยนไปbplìian-bpaiโดยสิ้นเชิงdooi-sîn-chəəng
The lawyer revealed his trump card, a surprise key witness, which completely changed the direction of the case.
นักวิเคราะห์nák-wí-krɔ́หลายคนlǎai-konเชื่อว่าchʉ̂ʉa-wâaผู้สมัครpûu-sà-màkคนkonนั้นnánยังกั๊กyang-gákข้อมูลkɔ̂ɔ-muunสำคัญsǎm-kanบางอย่างbaang-yàangไว้wáiเป็นbpenไพ่ตายpâi-dtaaiทางการเมืองtaang-gaan-mʉʉangเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaจะjàนำมาใช้nam-maa-cháiก่อนgɔ̀ɔnการเลือกตั้งgaan-lʉ̂ʉak-dtâng
Many analysts believe that the candidate is holding back some crucial information as a political trump card to be used just before the election.
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 markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
pâi
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → Falling
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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ตายdtaaiตายdtaai1[to] die; pass away2dead3[of devices] dead; not working4be doomed; be in big trouble (informal)5extremely; utterly (intensifier, informal)[to] die; pass awayPart 2
ไพ่ตายpâi-dtaaiไพ่ตายpâi-dtaaitrump card; ace up one's sleeve; last resorttrump card; ace up one's sleeve; last resortWord