ไฮโล(hai-loh)
Meanings
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sic bo; hi-lo dice gambling game
A gambling game using three dice where players bet on totals or outcomes; known internationally as sic bo and commonly called hi-lo in Thai.
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แถวบ้านtăeo bâanแถวบ้านtăeo bâanneighborhood; local areaฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ยังyangยังyang1yet? (question use)2still; continuing3not yet (with ไม่)4still/even (emphatic degree)มีmeeมีmee1[to] experience; undergo2[to] have; possess3there is/are; existการgaanการgaan1work; business; task2nominalizer3affair; matterลักลอบlák lôpลักลอบlák lôp1[to] do secretly; do illicitly; do without permission2secretly; illicitly; on the slyเล่นlênเล่นlên1[to] play (game/sport/instrument)2[to] use; engage in; take up (colloq.)3casually; for fun (manner marker)4[to] act; perform (role)5[to] play; have fun6[to] tease; kid; mess withไฮโลhai-lohไฮโลhai-lohsic bo; hi-lo dice gambling gameกันganกันgan1each other; one another (post-verb marker)2together; together with3I; me (informal, male speech)4[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block5protective; resistant to; -proof6[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkอยู่yòoอยู่yòo1progressive/continuative marker2to exist; remain3to be (located); be at4[to] live; reside; stayตามdtaamตามdtaam1after; behind; in pursuit of2[to] comply with; abide by; obey3according to; in accordance with4[to] follow; go after5along; along (a path); following (direction)งานศพngaan sòpงานศพngaan sòpfuneral; funeral rites
In my neighborhood, people still secretly play hi-lo at funerals.
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ตำรวจdtam-rùuatบุกbùkเข้าจับกุมkâo jàp gumวงwongพนันpá-nanไฮโลhai-lohได้dâiผู้ต้องหาpôo dtông hăaหลายคนlăai kon
The police raided a hi-lo gambling ring and arrested several suspects.
เขาkăoเสียเงินsĭia ngernไปbpaiกับgàpการเล่นgaan lênไฮโลhai-lohจนหมดjon mòtตัวdtuuaกลายเป็นglaai bpenอุทาหรณ์ù-taa-hŏnให้hâiคนอื่นkon èun
He lost all his money to hi-lo, becoming a cautionary tale for others.
เสียงsĭiangเขย่าkà-yàoลูกเต๋าlôok dtăoในnaiถ้วยtûuaiเป็นbpenสัญญาณsăn-yaanที่têeคุ้นเคยkún koieว่าwâaวงwongไฮโลhai-lohใกล้glâiจะjàเริ่มขึ้นrêrm kûenแล้วláeo
The sound of shaking dice in a cup is a familiar sign that a game of hi-lo is about to begin.
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ไฮโลhai-lohไฮโลhai-lohsic bo; hi-lo dice gambling game