การอุปถัมภ์ค้ำชู

gaan ùp-bpà-tăm kám choo

Meanings

1NounC1

patronage; protective support

support, protection, or backing provided by a higher-status person or institution to someone of lower status, often in exchange for loyalty or service

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsนักร้องnák róngนักร้องnák róngsinger; vocalistที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotมีชื่อเสียงmee chêuu sĭiangมีชื่อเสียงmee chêuu sĭiang1famous; renowned; well-known2[to] be famous; have a reputationเพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingได้รับdâi rápได้รับdâi ráp1[to] receive; get; obtain; be given/granted/awarded2[to] experience; be subjected to; suffer; sustain; be affected by3[to] be ...-ed (passive with ได้รับ/ได้รับการ)การอุปถัมภ์ค้ำชูgaan ùp-bpà-tăm kám chooการอุปถัมภ์ค้ำชูgaan ùp-bpà-tăm kám choo1patronage; protective support2patron–client systemจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart (literary/formal)3parting; separation (literary)โปรดิวเซอร์ใหญ่bproh-dii-wsə̂ə-yài
He became a famous singer because he received support and backing from a major producer.
2NounC2

patron–client system

a socio-political system of hierarchical patronage and reciprocal obligations between benefactors and dependents

Examples

ระบบrá-bòpระบบrá-bòp1system; organized method2arrangement; orderการอุปถัมภ์ค้ำชูgaan ùp-bpà-tăm kám chooการอุปถัมภ์ค้ำชูgaan ùp-bpà-tăm kám choo1patronage; protective support2patron–client systemมีอิทธิพลmee ìt-tí-ponมีอิทธิพลmee ìt-tí-pon[to] be influentialต่อdtòต่อdtò1[to] bargain; haggle2per; each (rate/unit)3[to] continue; go on4subsequently; then (adverbial sequence)5[to] connect; attach; join6next; following; subsequentการเมืองไทยgaan meuuang taiการเมืองไทยgaan meuuang taiThai politicsมาเป็นmaa bpenมาเป็นmaa bpen1[to] become; serve as2[to] come in (a form/quantity)3for (a duration) up to nowเวลาway-laaเวลาway-laa1time2time; period; occasion3when; at the time (that)4time (classifier) [rare/idiomatic]นานnaanนานnaan1for a long time2long (in duration)โดยเฉพาะอย่างยิ่งdoi chà-pór yàang yîngโดยเฉพาะอย่างยิ่งdoi chà-pór yàang yîngespecially; particularly; in particularในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ระดับrá-dàpระดับrá-dàp1level; degree2standard; tier; rank3level (tool); spirit level4[to] level; even out5level; layer (stratum)ท้องถิ่นtóng tìnท้องถิ่นtóng tìn1local; regional2the local area; locality
The patronage system has influenced Thai politics for a long time, especially at the local level.

Word Breakdown

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การอุปถัมภ์ค้ำชูgaan ùp-bpà-tăm kám chooการอุปถัมภ์ค้ำชูgaan ùp-bpà-tăm kám choopatronage; protective support