ตัวเชิด(dtuua chêrt)
Meanings
1NounB1
puppet; marionette
a doll or figure moved by strings, rods, or a hand, especially in a puppet show
Examples
เด็กๆdèk dèkเด็กๆdèk dèk1children; kids2childish; immature3easy; trivial (colloquial)ชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)ดูdooดูdoo1consult; get advice from2try; have a go3[to] divine; tell fortune4[to] examine; check; inspect5[to] seem; appear6[to] look; watch; seeตัวเชิดdtuua chêrtตัวเชิดdtuua chêrt1puppet; figurehead2puppet; marionetteรูปrôopรูปrôop1picture; photo; image2shape; form; figure3physique; body shape4Buddha image; statue5grammatical formสัตว์sàtสัตว์sàt1animal (non-human creature)2beast; brute (pejorative)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)การแสดงgaan sà-daengการแสดงgaan sà-daeng1performance; show2expression; display; demonstration (explaining/showing)หนังตะลุงnăng dtà-lungหนังตะลุงnăng dtà-lung1Southern Thai shadow-puppet theatre (art form)2a nang talung show/performance
The children love watching the animal puppet figures in the shadow puppet show.
2NounB2
puppet; figurehead
a person who is controlled by others or used as a front; a figurehead or puppet
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillไม่ได้mâi dâaiไม่ได้mâi dâai1cannot; not allowed; impossible2did not3[to] fail to get/receive [sth]4unacceptable; not allowed (won’t do)5No way!; absolutely not6not really/actually (corrective)เป็นเจ้าของbpen jâo kŏngเป็นเจ้าของbpen jâo kŏng[to] own [sth]; [to] be the owner of [sth]บริษัทbò-rí-sàtบริษัทbò-rí-sàtcompany; firm; corporationจริงๆjing jingจริงๆjing jing1really; truly; actually; indeed2[!] really?!; seriously?!แต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)4even; despite (emphatic concessive)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsแค่kâeแค่kâe1only; just2merely; simply (downplaying)3only; just (preposition)ตัวเชิดdtuua chêrtตัวเชิดdtuua chêrt1puppet; figurehead2puppet; marionetteเท่านั้นtâo nánเท่านั้นtâo nán1only; just; no more than2that much/that many; to that extent3that’s all; period (sentence‑final)
He is not the real owner of the company, but just a figurehead.
Word Breakdown
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ตัวเชิดdtuua chêrtตัวเชิดdtuua chêrtpuppet; marionette