บานปลาย

baan bplaai

Meanings

1NounB2

[to] escalate; get out of hand

to expand or worsen beyond the original scope or control, often costing more or spreading further than planned

Examples

โครงการkrohng gaanโครงการkrohng gaan1project; scheme2plan; proposalซ่อมsômซ่อมsôm1[to] repair; fix2repair; fixing; repair workบ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: houses/buildings (residences)เริ่มrêrmเริ่มrêrm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toเล็กๆlék lékเล็กๆlék lék1small; little; tiny (softened by reduplication)2slightly; a littleแต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)4even; despite (emphatic concessive)ค่าแรงkâa raengค่าแรงkâa raeng1wages; pay for labor2wage rate3labor cost4labor charge (service fee)กลับglàpกลับglàp1[to] turn over/flip/reverse2contrary; on the contrary3[to] return; go/come back4back; in returnบานปลายbaan bplaaiบานปลายbaan bplaai1[to] escalate; get out of hand2escalation; situation getting out of handจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofเกินgernเกินgern1too; excessively; over-2[to] exceed; be more than3beyond; more than (a limit)งบngòpงบngòp1budget (informal); funds2budget- (attributive use)
The home repair project started small, but labor costs spiraled beyond the budget.
2NounB2

escalation; situation getting out of hand

a development that has grown beyond control or expectation, becoming more serious, extensive, or costly

Examples

โปรเจกต์รีโนเวตbproh-jèk ree-noh-wètโปรเจกต์รีโนเวตbproh-jèk ree-noh-wètrenovation projectเริ่มrêrmเริ่มrêrm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart (literary/formal)3parting; separation (literary)ซ่อมsômซ่อมsôm1[to] repair; fix2repair; fixing; repair workครัวkruuaครัวkruua1kitchen2cuisine3household (archaic/lit.)เล็กๆlék lékเล็กๆlék lék1small; little; tiny (softened by reduplication)2slightly; a littleแต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)4even; despite (emphatic concessive)ค่าใช้จ่ายkâa chái jàaiค่าใช้จ่ายkâa chái jàai1expenses; costs2expenses (accounting)บานปลายbaan bplaaiบานปลายbaan bplaai1[to] escalate; get out of hand2escalation; situation getting out of handจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightกู้gûuกู้gûu1[to] borrow; take a loan; bail out2[to] salvage; recover3[to] restore; regain; rehabilitate4[to] rescue; saveเพิ่มpêrmเพิ่มpêrm1[to] increase; add2additional; more3additionally; in addition; moreover
The renovation project started with a small kitchen fix, but the costs spiraled to the point we had to take out more loans.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

บานbaanบานbaan1[to] bloom2[to] open wide; [to] swing open3wide; flared4[to] balloon; [to] swell; [to] escalate (cost/size/number)Part 1
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ปลายbplaaiปลายbplaai1end; tip2the latter part; the end (time)Part 2
บานปลายbaan bplaaiบานปลายbaan bplaai[to] escalate; get out of hand