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pâi-sǔungMeaning
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
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ชนะchá-náชนะchá-ná1[to] win; defeat [sb]2[to] overcome; prevail over [sth]เพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoไพ่pâiไพ่pâiplaying card; cardsสูงกว่าsǔung-gwàaสูงกว่าsǔung-gwàa1taller; higher (height/elevation)2higher; greater than (level/amount)
I won because I had a higher card.
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ในnaiเกมgeemนี้níiถ้าtâaไม่มีmâi-miiใครkraiมีแต้มmii-dtɛ̂ɛmเลยləəiคนkonที่tîiมีmiiไพ่pâiสูงที่สุดsǔung-tîi-sùtในnaiมือmʉʉจะเป็นjà-bpenผู้ชนะpûu-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.
มือmʉʉของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoไม่ติดmâi-dtìtอะไรà-raiเลยləəiเลยləəiต้องdtɔ̂ngวัดwátกันganที่tîiไพ่สูงpâi-sǔungซึ่งsʉ̂ngเขาkǎoมีmiiแค่kɛ̂ɛคิงking
His hand didn't make any combination, so it came down to the high card, and he only had a King.
แม้ว่าmɛ́ɛ-wâaในnaiมือmʉʉจะไม่มีjà-mâi-miiคู่kûuหรือrʉ̌ʉสีsǐiแต่dtɛ̀ɛการมีgaan-miiไพ่สูงpâi-sǔungอย่างyàangเอซèetก็gɔ̂อาจàatทำให้tam-hâiบลัฟฟ์blàpคู่ต่อสู้kûu-dtɔ̀ɔ-sûuได้สำเร็จdâai-sǎm-rèt
Even without a pair or a flush, having a high card like an Ace can sometimes make a successful bluff against an opponent.
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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สูงsǔungสูงsǔung1tall; high (physical height)2high (degree/level/price/rank)3up; to a high position4advanced; elevated (abstract)tall; high (physical height)Part 2
ไพ่สูงpâi-sǔungไพ่สูงpâi-sǔunghigh card (in a game)high card (in a game)Word