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dtuua chon

Meanings

1NounB2

scapegoat; fall guy

A person who is put forward to take the blame, criticism, or punishment for others.

Examples

หัวหน้าhŭua nâaหัวหน้าhŭua nâa1boss; supervisor2leader; chiefทำผิดtam pìtทำผิดtam pìt1[to] do wrong; make a mistake2[to] commit an offense; break a rule/lawแต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)4even; despite (emphatic concessive)กลับglàpกลับglàp1[to] turn over/flip/reverse2contrary; on the contrary3[to] return; go/come back4back; in returnให้hâiให้hâi1[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; permitพนักงานใหม่pá-nák-ngaan màiพนักงานใหม่pá-nák-ngaan màinew employee; new hireเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsตัวชนdtuua chonตัวชนdtuua chon1scapegoat; fall guy2point person; bufferรับผิดráp pìtรับผิดráp pìt1[to] take responsibility; accept liability2[to] accept blameแทนtaenแทนtaen1[to] replace; substitute for2instead; rather3in place of; on behalf of
The boss made a mistake but made the new employee the scapegoat to take the blame instead.
2NounC1

point person; buffer

A person or group at the front of a conflict or challenging situation, who faces the initial impact.

Examples

ทีมteemทีมteem1team; group2squad; staff unitฝ่ายขายfàai kăaiฝ่ายขายfàai kăai1sales department/division2sales team/staffเปรียบเสมือนbprìiap sà-mĕuuanเปรียบเสมือนbprìiap sà-mĕuuan[to] be likened to; [to] be analogous to; [to] be as ifตัวชนdtuua chonตัวชนdtuua chon1scapegoat; fall guy2point person; bufferของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsบริษัทbò-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/slotต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightเจอกับjer gàpเจอกับjer gàp1[to] meet with [sb]2[to] encounter; [to] face [sb/sth]ลูกค้าlûuk-káaลูกค้าlûuk-káa1customer; client2regular customer; patronโดยตรงdoy dtrongโดยตรงdoy dtrongdirectly
The sales team is like the company's front line that has to face customers directly.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2character; figure3classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)4self-/personal (attributive)Part 1
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ชนchonชนchon1[to] crash; collide2people; tribe; class3[to] clink (glasses); toast4cl. for social classes/types (rare)Part 2
ตัวชนdtuua chonตัวชนdtuua chonscapegoat; fall guy