ไหหลำ
hǎi-lǎmMeaning
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Hainan; Hainanese person/language
Hainan, an island province of China; a Hainanese person or the Hainanese Chinese language/dialect
Examples
ปู่bpùuปู่bpùu1paternal grandfather2grandfather (respect term)3ancestor spirit (folk belief)ของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)คนจีนkon-jiinคนจีนkon-jiinChinese person; Chinese peopleไหหลำhǎi-lǎmไหหลำhǎi-lǎmHainan; Hainanese person/languageอพยพมาòp-pá-yóp-maaอพยพมาòp-pá-yóp-maa[to] migrate here; [to] immigrateอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainไทยtaiไทยtai1Thai (language)2Thai; of Thailand3Thai personตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛfrom; since (starting point)ยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)5to; towardหนุ่มnùmหนุ่มnùm1young; youthful (male)2young man; youth
My grandfather is Hainanese. He migrated to Thailand when he was young.
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วันนี้wan-níiเราraoไปกินข้าวbpai-gin-kâaoมันmanไก่gàiไหหลำhǎi-lǎmเจ้าดังjâao-dangที่tîiเยาวราชyao-wá-râatกันganเถอะtə̀
Let's go eat at the famous Hainanese chicken rice place in Yaowarat today.
เขาkǎoพูดpûutภาษาจีนpaa-sǎa-jiinไหหลำhǎi-lǎmได้dâaiคล่องklɔ̂ɔngมากmâakเพราะprɔ́ที่บ้านtîi-bâanใช้cháiคุยกันkui-ganเป็นประจำbpen-bprà-jam
He can speak the Hainanese dialect very fluently because his family uses it to communicate regularly at home.
มณฑลmon-tonไหหลำhǎi-lǎmเป็นbpenเกาะgɔ̀ทางtaangตอนใต้dtɔɔn-dtâaiของkɔ̌ɔngจีนjiinที่tîiมีชื่อเสียงmii-chʉ̂ʉ-sǐiangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangชายหาดchaai-hàatที่สวยงามtîi-sǔuai-ngaamและlɛ́อากาศaa-gàatที่tîiอบอุ่นòp-ùn
Hainan is an island province in southern China famous for its beautiful beaches and warm weather.
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 classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableThe vowel ไ hides a final -ย, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
hǎi
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
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 | — | — |