กอบโกย(gòp goi)
Meanings
1VerbB1
[to] scoop up; grab a lot (esp. greedily)
To take or collect a large amount as if scooping with both hands; commonly implies greed or taking more than one's share.
Examples
เด็กๆdèk dèkเด็กๆdèk dèk1children; kids2childish; immature3easy; trivial (colloquial)รีบrêepรีบrêep1[to] hurry; rush2in a hurry; rushed3hastily; quickly (due to urgency)กอบโกยgòp goiกอบโกยgòp goi1[to] scoop up; grab a lot (esp. greedily)2[to] amass; rake in (wealth/benefits)ขนมkà-nŏmขนมkà-nŏm1snack; sweet; dessert2confectionery; pastryใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] pour in; [to] fill4[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)5[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)กระเป๋าgrà-bpăoกระเป๋าgrà-bpăo1bag; handbag; purse2types of bags (by context)3pocket4wallet5CLF: bags, purses, walletsตอนที่dton têeตอนที่dton têe1when; at the time that2episode/part (numbered label)เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเผลอplĕrเผลอplĕr1careless; inadvertent; off-guard2[to] do unintentionally; be off-guard and [to] let slip3by accident; inadvertently; without noticing
The children quickly scooped candy into their bags when he wasn't looking.
2VerbB2
[to] amass; rake in (wealth/benefits)
To accumulate a great deal of wealth, profit, or advantage, often with a negative sense of grabbing excessively.
Examples
นักการเมืองnák gaan-meuuangนักการเมืองnák gaan-meuuangpoliticianคนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3that (emphatic/contrastive final particle)ถูกtòokถูกtòok1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3proper; morally right4to be correct/right5[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)6by (passive marker)กล่าวหาglàao hăaกล่าวหาglàao hăa1[to] accuse [sb] (of [sth])2[to] allege; accuse3[to] charge (formally)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeกอบโกยgòp goiกอบโกยgòp goi1[to] scoop up; grab a lot (esp. greedily)2[to] amass; rake in (wealth/benefits)ผลประโยชน์pŏn-bprà-yôhtผลประโยชน์pŏn-bprà-yôht1benefit; advantage; good2profit; financial gain; returns3interests; stake4perks; employment benefitsจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart (literary/formal)3parting; separation (literary)โครงการkrohng gaanโครงการkrohng gaan1project; scheme2plan; proposalของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsรัฐrátรัฐrát1state; government2the public sector
That politician was accused of accumulating benefits excessively from government projects.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
กอบกำgòp gamกอบกำgòp gam1[to] amass; [to] accumulate (wealth, benefits)2[to] scoop up; [to] take a handful (of [sth])
- [to] amass; [to] accumulate (wealth, benefits)
- [to] scoop up; [to] take a handful (of [sth])
ตักตวงdtàk dtuuangตักตวงdtàk dtuuang1[to] exploit; [to] reap benefits2[to] scoop and measure; [to] take as much as possible
- [to] exploit; [to] reap benefits
- [to] scoop and measure; [to] take as much as possible
โกยgoiโกยgoi1[to] scoop up; gather up2[to] rake in; scoop up (profits)3[to] run off; flee
- [to] scoop up; gather up
- [to] rake in; scoop up (profits)
- [to] run off; flee
แสวงหาผลประโยชน์sà-wăeng hăa pŏn bprà-yòhtแสวงหาผลประโยชน์sà-wăeng hăa pŏn bprà-yòht[to] exploit; [to] seek personal gain
[to] exploit; [to] seek personal gain
Word Breakdown
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กอบโกยgòp goiกอบโกยgòp goi[to] scoop up; grab a lot (esp. greedily)