มือที่สาม(meuu têe săam)
Meanings
1NounB2
the other man/woman
a third party who interferes in a romantic relationship, causing conflict or breakup
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเลิกกับlêrk gàpเลิกกับlêrk gàp[to] break up with [sb]; split up with [sb]แฟนfaenแฟนfaen1fan; supporter2romantic partnerเพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoมือที่สามmeuu têe săamมือที่สามmeuu têe săam1the other man/woman2meddling third party3third force/provocateurเข้ามาkâo maaเข้ามาkâo maa1to come in; enter (toward the speaker)2to join/enter into (activity, group, context)3directional complement ‘in/toward here’ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ความสัมพันธ์kwaam săm-panความสัมพันธ์kwaam săm-pan1relationship; relations (people/groups)2connection; association; correlation (things/data)3mathematical relation
He broke up with his girlfriend because a third party came into their relationship.
2NounB2
meddling third party
a third party who intervenes in a situation, deal, or dispute and causes trouble
Examples
การเจรจาgaan jay-rá-jaaการเจรจาgaan jay-rá-jaanegotiation; talksธุรกิจtú-rá-gìtธุรกิจtú-rá-gìt1business (commercial activity)2business (company; enterprise)3business affairs; work mattersกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1power; strength2power; force (physics)3troops; forces4currently; in the middle ofไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)ได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)6okay; sure; agreedสวยsŭuaiสวยsŭuai1beautiful; pretty2perfect; flawless (ironic)3nicely done; fineแต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)4even; despite (emphatic concessive)จู่ๆjòo jòoจู่ๆjòo jòo1suddenly; all of a sudden2suddenly; out of the blueก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoมือที่สามmeuu têe săamมือที่สามmeuu têe săam1the other man/woman2meddling third party3third force/provocateurเข้ามาkâo maaเข้ามาkâo maa1to come in; enter (toward the speaker)2to join/enter into (activity, group, context)3directional complement ‘in/toward here’ทำให้tam hâiทำให้tam hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]ข้อตกลงkô dtòk-longข้อตกลงkô dtòk-long1agreement; deal; accord2agreed terms/points; provisionsล่มlômล่มlôm1[to] capsize; overturn (in water)2[to] sink; go under (in water)3[to] fail; be called off; crash/go down4[to] miscarry; end in miscarriage5[to] collapse; cave in
The business negotiation was going well, but suddenly a third party intervened, causing the deal to fall through.
3NounC1
third force/provocateur
an outside actor suspected of secretly instigating or escalating conflict between two sides (common in news/politics)
Examples
ตำรวจdtam-rùuatตำรวจdtam-rùuatpolice; police officerสงสัยsŏng săiสงสัยsŏng săi1[to] doubt; be uncertain2[to] suspect3doubt; suspicion4I wonder…; perhaps (colloq.)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeอาจàatอาจàat1may; might (possibility)2possibly; perhaps3able; capable (literary/formal)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoมือที่สามmeuu têe săamมือที่สามmeuu têe săam1the other man/woman2meddling third party3third force/provocateurอยู่เบื้องหลังyòo bêuuang lăngอยู่เบื้องหลังyòo bêuuang lăng[to] be behind [sth]; work behind the scenesการประท้วงgaan bprà-túuangการประท้วงgaan bprà-túuangprotest; demonstrationที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotรุนแรงขึ้นrun-raeng kêunรุนแรงขึ้นrun-raeng kêun[to] intensify; [to] become more severe
The police suspect there might be a third party behind the escalating protests.
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มือที่สามmeuu têe săamมือที่สามmeuu têe săamthe other man/woman