ปั่นหู
bpàn hŏoMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] clean the ears with a cotton swab
To clean inside an ear by turning a cotton swab or a similar object in it.
Examples
เมื่อเช้าmêuua cháoเมื่อเช้าmêuua cháothis morning; earlier this morningฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderสำลีก้านsăm-lee gâanสำลีก้านsăm-lee gâancotton swab; cotton budปั่นหูbpàn hŏoปั่นหูbpàn hŏo1[to] clean the ears with a cotton swab2[to] influence [sb] with words; [to] manipulate
This morning, I cleaned inside my ear with a cotton swab.
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เขาkăoชอบchôpใช้cháiสำลีก้านsăm-lee gâanปั่นหูbpàn hŏoหลังlăngอาบน้ำàap náamแต่dtàeวันนี้wan néeปั่นแรงbpàn raengไปbpaiจนjonเจ็บjèp
He likes cleaning inside his ears with a cotton swab after showering, but today he used too much force and hurt his ear.
ฉันchănเห็นhĕnน้องnóngกำลังgam-langใช้cháiสำลีก้านsăm-lee gâanปั่นหูbpàn hŏoเลยloieเตือนdteuuanว่าwâaอย่าyàaแหย่yàeเข้าไปkâo bpaiลึกléuk
I saw my younger sibling cleaning inside their ear with a cotton swab, so I warned them not to insert it too deeply.
หมอmŏrอธิบายà-tí-baaiว่าการwâa gaanปั่นหูbpàn hŏoด้วยdûuayสำลีก้านsăm-lee gâanอาจàatดันdanขี้หูkêe hŏoให้hâiลึกléukเข้าไปkâo bpaiกว่าgwàaเดิมdermจึงjeungไม่ควรmâi kuuanแหย่yàeสำลีก้านsăm-lee gâanเข้าไปในkâo bpai naiช่องหูchông hŏo
The doctor explained that cleaning inside the ear with a cotton swab can push earwax deeper, so cotton swabs should not be inserted into the ear canal.
2VerbB2
[to] influence [sb] with words; [to] manipulate
To influence or manipulate someone, typically by telling them biased, misleading, or malicious information to poison their opinion.
Examples
อย่าyàaอย่าyàadon’t; do not (negative imperative)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyฟังfangฟังfang1listen2heed3[to] sound; seem (to the ear)เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillแค่kâeแค่kâe1only; just2up to; as far as; only as much asพยายามpá-yaa-yaamพยายามpá-yaa-yaam[to] try; attemptปั่นหูbpàn hŏoปั่นหูbpàn hŏo1[to] clean the ears with a cotton swab2[to] influence [sb] with words; [to] manipulateให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)เธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2she; herเกลียดglìiatเกลียดglìiat[to] hate; detest; loatheเพื่อนสนิทpêuuan sà-nìtเพื่อนสนิทpêuuan sà-nìtclose friend; best friendของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuffเธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2she; herเองayngเองayng1oneself; personally; by oneself2only; just; merely3exactly that/itself
Don't listen to him too much, he's just trying to manipulate you into hating your own best friend.
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เพื่อนร่วมงานpêuuan rûuam ngaanคนkonนั้นnánชอบchôpไปbpaiปั่นหูbpàn hŏoเจ้านายjâo naaiว่าwâaคนอื่นkon èunทำงานtam ngaanไม่ดีmâi deeเพื่อให้pêuua hâiตัวเองdtuua engดูdooเด่นdèn
That colleague likes to manipulate the boss by saying others don't work well, just to make themself look good.
ฉันchănเพิ่งpêrngมาmaaรู้ตัวróo dtuuaว่าwâaโดนdohnเขาkăoปั่นหูbpàn hŏoมาตลอดmaa dtà-lòtทำให้tam hâiฉันchănเข้าใจkâo jaiเพื่อนpêuuanผิดpìtไปbpaiตั้งนานdtâng naan
I just realized that I've been manipulated by him all along, which caused me to misunderstand my friend for a long time.
ในnaiวงการการเมืองwong gaan gaan meuuangการใช้gaan cháiข่าวปลอมkàao bplomเพื่อpêuuaปั่นหูbpàn hŏoประชาชนbprà-chaa-chonให้hâiแตกแยกdtàek yâekเป็นbpenเรื่องrêuuangที่têeพบเห็นpóp hĕnได้dâiบ่อยbòi
In politics, using fake news to manipulate the public into being divided is a common occurrence.
Word Breakdown
ปั่นbpànปั่นbpàn1[to] pedal; cycle2[to] spin; rotate3[to] blend; puree4[to] hype; manipulate attention/price[to] pedal; cyclePart 1
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ปั่นหูbpàn hŏoปั่นหูbpàn hŏo[to] clean the ears with a cotton swab[to] clean the ears with a cotton swabWord