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ชาวบ้านเขย่าติ้ว เสี่ยงทายเซียมซี chaaoM baanF khaL yaoL dtiuF siiangL thaaiM siiamM seeM | ![]() |
pronunciation guide | |
Phonemic Thai | ชาว-บ้าน-ขะ-เหฺย่า-ติ้ว-เสี่ยง-ทาย-เซียม-ซี |
IPA | tɕʰaːw bâːn kʰà jàw tîw sìːaŋ tʰaːj siːam siː |
Royal Thai General System | chao ban khayao tio siang thai siamsi |
[example sentence] | |||
definition | "Rural people shake sticks in a bamboo cylinder to read their fortunes." | ||
components | ชาวบ้าน![]() | chaaoM baanF | villagers; "common folks"; the people; the hoi polloi, the salt of the earth; ordinary people |
เขย่า ![]() | khaL yaoL | to shake; give (something) a hard firm shake; to swing | |
ติ้ว ![]() | dtiuF | a fortune stick | |
เสี่ยงทาย![]() | siiangL thaaiM | to cast lots (to tell one's fortune) | |
เซียมซี | siiamM seeM | fortune sticks used at a shrine or temple | |