ฝักใฝ่(fàk fài)
Meanings
1VerbB2
[to] be keen on; be devoted to [sth]
to have a strong interest in or be devoted to a particular subject, ideology, or activity.
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsคนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleฝักใฝ่fàk fàiฝักใฝ่fàk fài1[to] be keen on; be devoted to [sth]2[to] side with; be partisan toward [sb]/[sth]ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ศิลปะsĭn-lá-bpàศิลปะsĭn-lá-bpà1art; the arts2artistic skill; craft3fine arts (as a field)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerตั้งแต่dtâng dtàeตั้งแต่dtâng dtàe1from; since (starting point)2from X to Yเด็กdèkเด็กdèk1child; kid2young person (informal)3classifier: children
He has been devoted to art since he was a child.
2VerbC1
[to] side with; be partisan toward [sb]/[sth]
to align oneself with or support a particular person, group, or political faction; to be partisan.
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillถูกtòokถูกtòok1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3proper; morally right4to be correct/right5[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)6by (passive marker)กล่าวหาglàao hăaกล่าวหาglàao hăa1[to] accuse [sb] (of [sth])2[to] allege; accuse3[to] charge (formally)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeฝักใฝ่fàk fàiฝักใฝ่fàk fài1[to] be keen on; be devoted to [sth]2[to] side with; be partisan toward [sb]/[sth]ฝ่ายค้านfàai káanฝ่ายค้านfàai káanthe opposition (politics)และláeและláeand (coordinating)ไม่เป็นกลางmâi bpen glaangไม่เป็นกลางmâi bpen glaangbiased; not neutral
He was accused of being partisan to the opposition and not being neutral.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
เข้าข้างkâo kâangเข้าข้างkâo kâang[to] side with [sb/sth]; be biased toward [sb/sth]
[to] side with [sb/sth]; be biased toward [sb/sth]
ถือหางtĕu hăangถือหางtĕu hăang[to] side with [sb]; [to] support [sb]
[to] side with [sb]; [to] support [sb]
เข้าด้วยkâo dûuayเข้าด้วยkâo dûuay1[to] join in; participate2[to] side with [sb]; align with3[to] include [sb/sth] (as well); count in
- [to] join in; participate
- [to] side with [sb]; align with
- [to] include [sb/sth] (as well); count in
สนใจsŏn jaiสนใจsŏn jai1[to] be interested (in) [sth/sb]2[to] pay attention to; be attentive to
- [to] be interested (in) [sth/sb]
- [to] pay attention to; be attentive to
Word Breakdown
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ฝักใฝ่fàk fàiฝักใฝ่fàk fài[to] be keen on; be devoted to [sth]