คอร์รัปชัน(ko-ráp-chân)

Meanings

1NounB1

corruption (political/financial)

dishonest or illegal behavior by people in power, such as taking bribes, bid-rigging, or using a public position for personal gain

Examples

ชาวบ้านchaao bâanชาวบ้านchaao bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)บ่นbònบ่นbòn1to nag2complaint; grumbling (speech)3to complain; grumbleว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeโครงการkrohng gaanโครงการkrohng gaan1project; scheme2plan; proposalถนนtà-nŏnถนนtà-nŏnroad; streetล่าช้าlâa cháaล่าช้าlâa cháa1delayed; late2[to] be delayed; be slowเพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingคอร์รัปชันko-ráp-chânคอร์รัปชันko-ráp-chân1corruption (political/financial)2corruption (general dishonesty)
Villagers complain that the road project is delayed because of corruption.
2NounB2

corruption (general dishonesty)

general dishonesty or the abuse of entrusted power for private benefit within an organization or society

Examples

พนักงานpá-nák-ngaanพนักงานpá-nák-ngaan1employee; staff member; worker2attendant; clerk (service role)หลายคนlăai konหลายคนlăai konmany/several peopleลาออกlaa òkลาออกlaa òk[to] resign; quit; withdrawเพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)อยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forทนtonทนton1[to] endure; tolerate; bear2[to] withstand; resist3durable; resistant (of things)กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3against; versus4to; toward (recipient/target)5side dish; accompaniment6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)คอร์รัปชันko-ráp-chânคอร์รัปชันko-ráp-chân1corruption (political/financial)2corruption (general dishonesty)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)บริษัทbò-rí-sàtบริษัทbò-rí-sàtcompany; firm; corporationที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotผู้บริหารpôo bor-rí-hăanผู้บริหารpôo bor-rí-hăan1executive; manager; administrator2the managementเอื้อประโยชน์êua bprà-yòhtเอื้อประโยชน์êua bprà-yòht1[to] benefit; favor; give an advantage to [sb]/[sth]2[to] facilitate; be conducive to [sth]ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitพวกพ้องpûuak póngพวกพ้องpûuak póng1cronies; clique; in-group (often negative)2one’s own side; our people
Many employees resigned because they didn’t want to tolerate corruption in the company where executives favored their cronies.

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