ประตูหลัง(bprà-dtoo lăng)

Meanings

2NounB2

secret method; unofficial way

A secret, unofficial, or improper way of achieving something.

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)6okay; sure; agreedตำแหน่งdtam-nàengตำแหน่งdtam-nàeng1position; location; spot2position; post; job title; role3rank; status4slot; placement; orderนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerเพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] order; command (someone to do) [colloq.]5be acceptable/valid; okay [set phrase]ประตูหลังbprà-dtoo lăngประตูหลังbprà-dtoo lăng1back door; rear entrance2secret method; unofficial way3backdoor (computing)ไม่ได้mâi 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)มาจากmaa jàakมาจากmaa jàak1[to] come from; be from (source/origin)2[to] originate/derive from3[to] result from; be due toความสามารถkwaam săa-mâatความสามารถkwaam săa-mâat1ability; capacity2skill; talent; proficiency3capability; functionality (of a system/tool)4capacity/competence (legal/official)ของตัวเองkŏng dtuua ayngของตัวเองkŏng dtuua ayngone's own
He got this position by using the 'back door', not from his own ability.