ปั่นหัว(bpàn hŭua)

Meanings

1VerbB2

[to] mess with someone's head

To confuse or emotionally toy with someone, often by sending mixed signals or playing mind games.

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1they; them (context-dependent)2she; her3mountain; hill4horn5he; himชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)พูดpôotพูดpôot1[to] speak; talk2[to] tell; talk about3[to] say; speakให้ความหวังhâi kwaam wăngให้ความหวังhâi kwaam wăng1[to] give hope [to sb]2[to] lead [sb] on (romantically)แล้วก็láeo gâwแล้วก็láeo gâw1and then; after that (sequence)2and also; plus (addition)3and; so; then (continuation/filler)ทำเป็นtam bpenทำเป็นtam bpen1[to] pretend; feign; act as if2[to] know how (to do sth); be able (skill)เฉยชาchŏei-chaaเฉยชาchŏei-chaa1indifferent; apathetic2cold; aloof in mannerฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2[to] think; consider; deem3[to] scold; reproach; criticize4that (clause marker)เขาkăoเขาkăo1they; them (context-dependent)2she; her3mountain; hill4horn5he; himแค่kâeแค่kâe1up to; as far as; only as much as2only; justปั่นหัวbpàn hŭuaปั่นหัวbpàn hŭua1[to] manipulate2[to] mess with someone's headฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)เล่นlênเล่นlên1[to] play (game/sport/instrument)2[to] use; engage in; take up (colloq.)3casually; for fun (manner marker)4[to] act; perform (role)5[to] play; have fun6[to] tease; kid; mess with
He likes to say things that give me hope and then act indifferent. I think he's just toying with my emotions.
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เลิกlêrkปั่นหัวbpàn hŭuaฉันchănสักทีsàk teeได้ไหมdâi măiบอกbòkมาmaaตรงๆdtrong dtrongเลยloieว่าwâaต้องการdtông gaanอะไรà-rai
Could you please stop playing mind games with me? Just tell me straight what you want.
ความสัมพันธ์kwaam săm-panของเราkŏng raoมันmanซับซ้อนsáp sónเพราะpráwเธอterคอยkoiแต่dtàeจะjàปั่นหัวbpàn hŭuaผมpŏmด้วยdûuayคำพูดkam pôotกำกวมgam guuamตลอดเวลาdtà-lòt way-laa
Our relationship is complicated because she's always trying to confuse me with ambiguous words.
ผู้จัดการpôo jàt gaanคนเก่าkon gàoชอบchôpปั่นหัวbpàn hŭuaลูกน้องlôok nóngสลับsà-làpชมchomกับgàpตำหนิdtam-nìไปมาbpai maaจนjonทุกคนtúk konสับสนsàp-sŏnและláeไม่มีmâi meeใครkraiทำงานtam ngaanได้dâiเต็มที่dtem têe
The old manager liked to play mind games with the staff, alternating between praise and criticism, leaving everyone confused and unable to work at their best.
2VerbB2

[to] manipulate

To influence someone’s thoughts or feelings in a sneaky or unfair way for one’s advantage.

Examples

ผู้สมัครpôo sà-màkผู้สมัครpôo sà-màk1contestant; entrant2candidate (esp. election)3applicant; registrantบางคนbaang konบางคนbaang konsome people; some personsพยายามpà-yaa-yaamพยายามpà-yaa-yaam[to] try; attemptปั่นหัวbpàn hŭuaปั่นหัวbpàn hŭua1[to] manipulate2[to] mess with someone's headชาวบ้านchaao bâanชาวบ้านchaao bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)3ordinary people; laypeople; the publicด้วยdûuayด้วยdûuay1request particle; please; too2because of; due to3also; too; as well4because; since (formal/literary)5with; together with6by; by means of; usingข่าวลือkàao leuuข่าวลือkàao leuurumor; hearsayเพื่อให้pêuua hâiเพื่อให้pêuua hâiso that; in order thatได้dâiได้dâi1[to] manage to; succeed in2[to] get; obtain; receive3actualized-action marker4can; [to] be able to; may5okay; sure; agreedคะแนนเสียงká-naen sĭiangคะแนนเสียงká-naen sĭiangvote count; number of votes
Some candidates try to sway villagers with rumors to win votes.
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เขาkăoปั่นหัวbpàn hŭuaเพื่อนร่วมงานpêuuan rûuam ngaanให้hâiเชื่อว่าchêuua wâaโปรเจกต์bproh-jèkของเขาkŏng kăoดีกว่าdee gwàaทั้งที่táng têeข้อมูลkôr moonไม่mâiครบkróp
He manipulated coworkers to believe his project was better, even though the data was incomplete.
นักการตลาดnák gaan dtà-làatบางรายbaang raaiปั่นหัวbpàn hŭuaผู้บริโภคpôo bò-rí-pôhkด้วยdûuayคำkamโฆษณาชวนเชื่อkôh-sà-naa chuan chêuuaเพื่อpêuuaผลประโยชน์pŏn-bprà-yôhtของkŏngบริษัทbò-rí-sàt
Some marketers manipulate consumers with persuasive advertising for the company's benefit.
เขาkăoใช้cháiตัวเลขdtuua lêkที่têeคัดkátมาmaaเฉพาะchà-pórส่วนsùuanไปbpaiปั่นหัวbpàn hŭuaคณะกรรมการká-ná gam-má-gaanให้hâiตัดสินใจdtàt-sĭn-jaiตามที่dtaam têeเขาkăoต้องการdtông gaan
He cherry-picked figures to influence the committee to decide as he wanted.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ปั่นbpànปั่นbpàn1[to] hype; manipulate attention/price2[to] spin; rotate3[to] blend; puree4[to] pedal; cyclePart 1
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หัวhŭuaหัวhŭua1beginning; initial part2[to] laugh (Isan; archaic in standard Thai)3head (body part)4classifier: head-like items; bulbs; heads of nails/pins5header; title; headline6mind; mentality; way of thinking7top; end; tip8leader; chief; headPart 2
ปั่นหัวbpàn hŭuaปั่นหัวbpàn hŭua[to] mess with someone's head