ไพ่สูง(pâi sŏong)

Meanings

1NounB1

high card (in a game)

a playing card of high rank, or a hand in a card game determined by the single highest card

Examples

ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ชนะchá-náชนะchá-ná1[to] overcome; prevail over [sth]2[to] win; defeat [sb]เพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because of; due to2because3melodious; pleasant-soundingฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)มีmeeมีmee1[to] experience; undergo2[to] have; possess3there is/are; existไพ่pâiไพ่pâiplaying card; cardsสูงกว่าsŏong gwàaสูงกว่าsŏong gwàa1higher; greater than (level/amount)2taller; higher (height/elevation)
I won because I had a higher card.
3 more examples
ในnaiเกมgaymนี้néeถ้าtâaไม่มีmâi meeใครkraiมีแต้มmee dtâemเลยloieคนkonที่têeมีmeeไพ่pâiสูงที่สุดsŏong têe sùtในnaiมือmeuuจะเป็นjà bpenผู้ชนะpôo chá-ná
In this game, if no one has any points, the person with the single highest card in their hand will be the winner.
มือmeuuของเขาkŏng kăoไม่ติดmâi dtìtอะไรà-raiเลยloieเลยloieต้องdtôngวัดwátกันganที่têeไพ่สูงpâi sŏongซึ่งsêungเขาkăoมีmeeแค่kâeคิงking
His hand didn't make any combination, so it came down to the high card, and he only had a King.
แม้ว่าmáe wâaในnaiมือmeuuจะไม่มีjà mâi meeคู่kôoหรือrĕuสีsĕeแต่dtàeการมีgaan meeไพ่สูงpâi sŏongอย่างyàangเอซétก็gâwอาจàatทำให้tam hâiบลัฟฟ์blápคู่ต่อสู้kôo dtòr sôoได้สำเร็จdâai săm-rèt
Even without a pair or a flush, having a high card like an Ace can sometimes make a successful bluff against an opponent.

Word Breakdown

ไพ่pâiไพ่pâiplaying card; cardsPart 1
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สูงsŏongสูงsŏong1tall; high (physical height)2advanced; elevated (abstract)3high (degree/level/price/rank)4up; to a high positionPart 2
ไพ่สูงpâi sŏongไพ่สูงpâi sŏonghigh card (in a game)