กันชน
gan chonMeanings
1NounA2
bumper; buffer
a bumper on a vehicle; also an impact-absorbing guard or buffer that protects against collision.
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My car has a scratch on the rear bumper.
He reversed the car into the wall, causing the bumper to get dented.
อุบัติเหตุù-bàt-dtì-hètไม่mâiรุนแรงrun-raengแต่dtàeผมก็pŏm gôrต้องdtôngเปลี่ยนbplìianกันganชนหน้าchon nâaเพราะpráwมันmanแตกdtàek
The accident wasn't serious, but I have to replace the front bumper because it's cracked.
2NounB2
protective buffer (figurative)
A person or thing that protects someone by taking pressure or keeping people or groups in conflict apart.
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หัวหน้าhŭua nâaหัวหน้าhŭua nâa1boss; supervisor2leader; chiefเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)กันชนgan chonกันชนgan chon1bumper; buffer2protective buffer (figurative)ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)ทีมteemทีมteemteam; groupโดยdoiโดยdoi1by; via; through2in a ... way; -ly3according to; in accordance withคอยkoiคอยkoi1[to] wait (for [sb]/[sth])2keep (doing); regularly (do)3[to] be on standby; be readyรับคำráp kamรับคำráp kam1[to] accept a request/assignment; agree2[to] promise; give one’s word; undertake3[to] respond in assent; acknowledgeต่อว่าdtòr wâaต่อว่าdtòr wâa[to] reproach; scold; blame [sb] verballyจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmลูกค้าlûuk-káaลูกค้าlûuk-káacustomer; clientแทนtaenแทนtaen1instead; rather2[to] replace; substitute for3in place of; on behalf ofพวกเราpûuak raoพวกเราpûuak rao1we; us2our group; our side
Our manager acts as a buffer for the team, taking customers' criticism on our behalf.
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ฉันchănต้องdtôngเป็นbpenกันชนgan chonระหว่างrá-wàangแม่mâeกับgàpน้องnóngเพราะpráwสองsŏngคนนี้kon néeทะเลาะกันtá-ló ganบ่อยbòi
I have to act as a buffer between Mom and my younger sibling because they argue so often.
คณะกรรมการká-ná gam-má-gaanที่têeเป็นกลางbpen glaangทำหน้าที่tam nâa-têeเป็นbpenกันชนgan chonระหว่างrá-wàangฝ่ายบริหารfàai bo-rí-hăanกับgàpสหภาพแรงงานsà-hà-pâap raeng ngaanเพื่อไม่ให้pêuua mâi hâiข้อพิพาทkôr pí-pâatเรื่องrêuuangค่าจ้างkâa jâangบานปลายbaan bplaai
The neutral committee acts as a buffer between management and the labor union to prevent the wage dispute from escalating.
แม้máeเธอterจะjàคอยkoiเป็นbpenกันชนgan chonให้hâiลูกน้องlôok nóngแต่dtàeก็gâwไม่ควรmâi kuuanต้องdtôngรับrápคำตำหนิkam dtam-nìแทนtaenทุกคนtúk konไปbpaiตลอดdtà-lòt
Although she acts as a buffer for her staff, she shouldn't have to keep taking criticism on everyone's behalf forever.
Word Breakdown
กันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmarktogether; together withPart 1
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ชนchonชนchon1[to] crash; collide2[to] clink (glasses); toast3people; tribe; class[to] crash; collidePart 2
กันชนgan chonกันชนgan chonbumper; bufferbumper; bufferWord