ไม้เด็ด(mái dèt)
Meanings
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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
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillยังyangยังyang1not yet (with ไม่)2yet? (question use)3still; continuing4still/even (emphatic degree)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoไม้เด็ดmái dètไม้เด็ดmái dèttrump card; secret weaponซ่อนsônซ่อนsôn1[to] hide [sth]2[to] conceal; keep secretไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)3so that; in order to4for later; in reserve5[to] leave (something) as is6[to] set aside; reserveอยู่yòoอยู่yòo1to be (located); be at2progressive/continuative marker3[to] live; reside; stay4to exist; remainยังyangยังyang1not yet (with ไม่)2yet? (question use)3still; continuing4still/even (emphatic degree)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)เอาออกao òkเอาออกao òk[to] take out; [to] removeมาใช้maa cháiมาใช้maa chái[to] come (and) use [sth]ตอนนี้dton néeตอนนี้dton née1now; at the moment2this time/this moment (time noun)หรอกròkหรอกròk1emphatic denial (actually not; certainly not)2assurance/softener particle (explanatory tone)
He still has a trump card hidden; he won't use it now.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
อาวุธลับaa-wút lápอาวุธลับaa-wút lápsecret weapon
secret weapon
ท่าไม้ตายtâa máai dtaaiท่าไม้ตายtâa máai dtaai1finishing/ultimate move2signature move; trump card (figurative)
- finishing/ultimate move
- signature move; trump card (figurative)
ทีเด็ดtee-dètทีเด็ดtee-dèt1secret weapon; special trick2specialty; highlight
- secret weapon; special trick
- specialty; highlight
ไพ่ตายpâi dtaaiไพ่ตายpâi dtaaitrump card; ace up one's sleeve; last resort
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; last resort
หมัดเด็ดmàt dètหมัดเด็ดmàt dèt1knockout punch; finishing blow2decisive move; trump card; killer feature
- knockout punch; finishing blow
- decisive move; trump card; killer feature
Word Breakdown
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เด็ดdètเด็ดdèt1[to] pluck; pick2decisive; firm3excellent; awesome (slang)4absolutely; completelyPart 2
ไม้เด็ดmái dètไม้เด็ดmái dèttrump card; secret weapon