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| เอาแต่ได้ aoM dtaaeL daiF |  |
| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | เอา-แต่-ได้ |
| IPA | ʔaw tɛ̀ː dâj |
| Royal Thai General System | ao tae dai |
| [adjective] | |||
| definition | [is] selfish and greedy; looking only for one's personal benefit; pursuing private ends | ||
| components |  เอา  | aoM | to desire; to want; to specify or order |
| แต่ | dtaaeL | only | |
| ได้ | daiF | to receive; to obtain; acquire; get; have got | |
| related word | หน้าเลือด | naaF leuuatF | [is] greedy; rapacious |
| sample sentences | |||
มีนักธุรกิจจีนจำนวนหนึ่งนิสัยเอาแต่ได้ ทำให้ภาพลักษณ์คนจีนเสียไป meeM nakH thooH raH gitL jeenM jamM nuaanM neungL niH saiR aoM dtaaeL daiF thamM haiF phaapF lakH khohnM jeenM siiaR bpaiM "There are a number of Chinese businessmen who are selfish and greedy and who hurt the image of the Chinese [in general]." | |||
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