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máai-dètMeaning
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trump card; secret weapon
a special or secret strategy, skill, or advantage used to ensure success; a trump card or secret weapon.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)5to; towardมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoไม้เด็ดmáai-dètไม้เด็ดmáai-dèttrump card; secret weaponซ่อนsɔ̂ɔnซ่อนsɔ̂ɔn1[to] hide [sth]2[to] hide oneself; be hidden3[to] conceal; keep secretไว้wáiไว้wái1[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.)อยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)5to; towardไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)เอาออกao-ɔ̀ɔkเอาออกao-ɔ̀ɔk[to] take out; [to] removeมาใช้maa-cháiมาใช้maa-chái[to] come (and) use [sth]ตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níi1now; at the moment2this time/this moment (time noun)หรอกrɔ̀kหรอกrɔ̀k1emphatic denial (actually not; certainly not)2assurance/softener particle (explanatory tone)
He still has a trump card hidden; he won't use it now.
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ทีมเราtiim-raoต้องdtɔ̂ngเตรียมdtriiamไม้เด็ดmáai-dètไว้ใช้wái-cháiตอนdtɔɔnเจรจาต่อรองjee-rá-jaa-dtɔ̀ɔ-rɔɔngรอบสุดท้ายrɔ̂ɔp-sùt-táai
Our team needs to prepare a secret weapon to use during the final round of negotiations.
การเปิดตัวgaan-bpə̀ət-dtuuaผลิตภัณฑ์pà-lìt-dtà-panใหม่màiโดยdooiไม่คาดคิดmâi-kâat-kítคือkʉʉไม้เด็ดmáai-dètของkɔ̌ɔngบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtที่tîiใช้cháiเอาชนะao-chá-náคู่แข่งkûu-kɛ̀ng
The unexpected product launch was the company's trump card for defeating its competitors.
นโยบายná-yoo-baaiลดlótภาษีpaa-sǐiถือเป็นtʉ̌ʉ-bpenไม้เด็ดmáai-dètของkɔ̌ɔngรัฐบาลrát-tà-baanชุดchútนี้níiที่tîiใช้cháiกระตุ้นเศรษฐกิจgrà-dtûn-sèet-tà-gìtก่อนgɔ̀ɔnการเลือกตั้งgaan-lʉ̂ʉak-dtâng
The tax reduction policy is considered this government's secret weapon to stimulate the economy 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 tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
máai
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + Mai tho → High
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
ไม้máaiไม้máai1wood; timber2stick; rod; club; bat3classifier: skewers of food4tone/diacritic mark (Thai orthography)5tool; implementwood; timberPart 1
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เด็ดdètเด็ดdèt1[to] pluck; pick2decisive; firm3excellent; awesome (slang)4absolutely; completely[to] pluck; pickPart 2
ไม้เด็ดmáai-dètไม้เด็ดmáai-dèttrump card; secret weapontrump card; secret weaponWord