มีเส้นสาย(mee sên săai)
Meanings
1VerbB2
[to] have connections; [to] have pull
To have influential contacts or connections, often used to gain advantages or bypass normal procedures.
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)6okay; sure; agreedงานngaanงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5joule (physics unit)6unit (classifier) for eventsนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)เพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingมีเส้นสายmee sên săaiมีเส้นสายmee sên săai[to] have connections; [to] have pullไม่ใช่mâi châiไม่ใช่mâi châi1is/are/am not; not (to be)2no (disagreement/denial)3not (emphatic correction)เพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingความสามารถkwaam săa-mâatความสามารถkwaam săa-mâat1ability; capacity2skill; talent; proficiency3capability; functionality (of a system/tool)4capacity/competence (legal/official)
He got this job because he has connections, not because of his ability.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
เส้นใหญ่sên yàiเส้นใหญ่sên yài1wide rice noodles2well-connected; influential
- wide rice noodles
- well-connected; influential
สายป่านยาวsăai bpàan yaaoสายป่านยาวsăai bpàan yaaohaving strong backing; well-connected
having strong backing; well-connected
กว้างขวางgwâang-kwăangกว้างขวางgwâang-kwăang1spacious; roomy; wide2extensive; wide‑ranging; widespread3well‑connected; influential; widely known
- spacious; roomy; wide
- extensive; wide‑ranging; widespread
- well‑connected; influential; widely known
Word Breakdown
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มีเส้นสายmee sên săaiมีเส้นสายmee sên săai[to] have connections; [to] have pull