พาดพิง

pâat ping

Meanings

1NounB2

[to] allude to; make indirect reference

to mention or refer to someone or something indirectly, without naming explicitly

Examples

ในการnai gaanในการnai gaanin; during; for [doing sth]; regardingประชุมbprà-chumประชุมbprà-chum1meeting; conference2[to] meet; hold a meeting3assembly; councilเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillพูดถึงpôot tĕungพูดถึงpôot tĕung1talk about; mention; bring up2speaking of ...; regarding ...ปัญหาbpan-hăaปัญหาbpan-hăa1problem; issue2question (for discussion)โดยdoiโดยdoi1by (transport/communication)2in a ... way; -ly3by (passive marker in formal style)4by; via; throughไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)พาดพิงpâat pingพาดพิงpâat ping1[to] allude to; make indirect reference2[to] make disparaging reference to; defame slightlyชื่อchêuชื่อchêu1name2reputation; renown3[to] be named; be calledใครkraiใครkrai1who2anyone; whoeverโดยตรงdoy dtrongโดยตรงdoy dtrongdirectly
In the meeting, he spoke about the issue without referring to anyone by name.
2NounC1

[to] make disparaging reference to; defame slightly

to refer to someone in a way that harms or could harm their reputation or feelings; to speak slightingly of in passing

Examples

อย่าyàaอย่าyàa1don’t; do not (negative imperative)2don’t … yet; hold offพาดพิงpâat pingพาดพิงpâat ping1[to] allude to; make indirect reference2[to] make disparaging reference to; defame slightlyคนอื่นkon èunคนอื่นkon èun1other people; others2someone else; another personในทางnai taangในทางnai taangin terms of; in the field/aspect of [sth]เสียหายsĭia hăaiเสียหายsĭia hăai1damaged; spoiled; impaired2[to] be damaged; suffer loss3harmful (causing harm) — rare/incorrectแม้จะmáe jàแม้จะmáe jàalthough; even though; even ifพูดpôotพูดpôot1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk aboutแค่kâeแค่kâe1only; just2merely; simply (downplaying)3only; just (preposition)ผ่านๆpàan pàanผ่านๆpàan pàan1briefly; superficially; casually2[to] gloss over; let (sth) passก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerทำให้tam hâiทำให้tam hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเสียความรู้สึกsĭia kwaam róo-sèukเสียความรู้สึกsĭia kwaam róo-sèuk[to] have one's feelings hurt; [to] feel offendedได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)
Don’t allude to others in a damaging way; even a passing remark can hurt their feelings.

Related Words

Similar Meaning

อ้างถึงâang tĕungอ้างถึงâang tĕung1[to] refer to [sth]; cite [sth]; allude to [sth]; make reference to [sth]2Reference: (letter heading)
  • [to] refer to [sth]; cite [sth]; allude to [sth]; make reference to [sth]
  • Reference: (letter heading)
เสียดสีsìat sĕeเสียดสีsìat sĕe1[to] chafe; rub against2[to] satirize; mock [sb/sth]3sarcastic; satirical
  • [to] chafe; rub against
  • [to] satirize; mock [sb/sth]
  • sarcastic; satirical
โยงyongโยงyong1[to] link; connect; tie together; relate2[to] implicate; associate with
  • [to] link; connect; tie together; relate
  • [to] implicate; associate with
ประหวัดbprà-wàtประหวัดbprà-wàt1[to] recall; think of; reminisce2[to] allude to; mention briefly
  • [to] recall; think of; reminisce
  • [to] allude to; mention briefly
กล่าวถึงglàao tĕungกล่าวถึงglàao tĕung1[to] mention; refer to; allude to2[to] discuss; treat (a topic); speak about
  • [to] mention; refer to; allude to
  • [to] discuss; treat (a topic); speak about

Word Breakdown

พาดpâatพาดpâat1[to] lay across; drape2[to] carry slung over [sb's shoulder/arm]3[to] run as a headline4[to] stretch/lead acrossPart 1
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พิงpingพิงping1[to] lean against; rest on2[to] prop; set [sth] against3[to] rely on; depend onPart 2
พาดพิงpâat pingพาดพิงpâat ping[to] allude to; make indirect reference