ป้วนเปี้ยน(bpûuan bpîian)

Meanings

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[to] hang around; loiter; hover around

To move or stay repeatedly around a place or person without clear purpose, often causing annoyance or arousing suspicion.

Examples

แม่ค้าmâe-káaแม่ค้าmâe-káafemale vendor; saleswoman; shopkeeperเห็นhĕnเห็นhĕn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asผู้ชายpôo chaaiผู้ชายpôo chaai1man; male (person)2males; the male sex/gender3boyfriend; male romantic partner (informal)ท่าทางtâa taangท่าทางtâa taang1gesture; posture2manner; air; look (suggesting outcome)3it looks like; seemsน่าสงสัยnâa sŏng-săiน่าสงสัยnâa sŏng-săi1suspicious; questionable2dubious; doubtfulเดินdernเดินdern1[to] walk; go on foot2[to] run; operate (machine/system)3[to] proceed; go; move along4[to] start; initiate (process/plan)ป้วนเปี้ยนbpûuan bpîianป้วนเปี้ยนbpûuan bpîian[to] hang around; loiter; hover aroundอยู่yòoอยู่yòo1to be (located); be at2progressive/continuative marker3[to] live; reside; stay4to exist; remainแถวtăeoแถวtăeo1[to] line up; arrange in a row2approximately; about (colloquial)3row; line4area; neighborhood; vicinity5[classifier] row; lineร้านráanร้านráan1shop; store2restaurant; eatery3booth; stallหลายรอบlăai rôpหลายรอบlăai rôp1many times; several times; repeatedly2many rounds; many lapsแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)
The shopkeeper saw a suspicious-looking man loitering around the shop several times.

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