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| ซวย suayM |  |
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| 1. | [แต้จิ๋ว  dialect] bad luck |
| 2. | jinxed; luckless; unlucky; cursed; hapless; having bad luck |
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| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | ซวย |
| IPA | suaj |
| Royal Thai General System | suai |
| similar sounding | สวย | ||
| 1. [noun, colloquial, loanword, Chinese] | |||
| definition | [แต้จิ๋ว dialect] bad luck | ||
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| related words | เป็นลาง | bpenM laangM | to bode |
| เป็นลางดี | bpenM laangM deeM | to bode well (for) | |
| เป็นลางร้าย | bpenM laangM raaiH | to bode ill (for) | |
| เฮง | haehngM | [แต้จิ๋ว dialect] good fortune | |
| เฮงซวย | haehngM suayM | [แต้จิ๋ว dialect] [disparaging slang] good luck and bad luck; really unlucky; lousy; worthless | |
| example | เฮงซวย | haehngM suayM | [แต้จิ๋ว dialect] [disparaging slang] good luck and bad luck; really unlucky; lousy; worthless |
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| 2. [adjective, colloquial, loanword, Chinese] | |||
| definition | jinxed; luckless; unlucky; cursed; hapless; having bad luck | ||
| synonyms | เคราะห์ร้าย | khrawH raaiH | [is] unlucky; unfortunate |
| เคราะห์หามยามร้าย | khrawH haamR yaamM raaiH | misfortune; unfortunate; bad luck; misadventure; mischance | |
| examples | ตัวซวย | dtuaaM suayM | (showing dislike) person who is a jinx, a person who brings bad luck |
| คราวซวย | khraaoM suayM | misfortune; bad luck; adversity | |
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