ยกยอปอปั้น(yók yo bpo bpân)
Meanings
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[to] flatter excessively
to praise someone excessively and often insincerely, sometimes by exaggerating or inventing their qualities.
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)ยกยอปอปั้นyók yo bpo bpânยกยอปอปั้นyók yo bpo bpân[to] flatter excessivelyเจ้านายjâo naaiเจ้านายjâo naai1boss; employer; superior2master; owner (of servant or animal)3lord; aristocrat (historical/formal)4patron; benefactor (figurative)หวังว่าwăng wâaหวังว่าwăng wâa1[to] hope (that)2hopefully; I/we hope (that)จะได้jà dâaiจะได้jà dâai1so that; in order that; that way2will be able to; get to; come to3then; so (result in instructions/explanations)เลื่อนตำแหน่งlêuuan dtam-nàengเลื่อนตำแหน่งlêuuan dtam-nàeng1[to] promote [sb]2[to] be promoted; get a promotionเร็วๆreo reoเร็วๆreo reo1quickly; fast; hurry2hurry up!
He likes to flatter the boss, hoping to get a promotion soon.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
สอพลอsŏr plorสอพลอsŏr plor1[to] flatter; [to] fawn; [to] toady2sycophantic; obsequious
- [to] flatter; [to] fawn; [to] toady
- sycophantic; obsequious
สรรเสริญเยินยอsăn-sĕrn yern yorสรรเสริญเยินยอsăn-sĕrn yern yor[to] flatter; [to] praise excessively
[to] flatter; [to] praise excessively
ประจบbprà-jòpประจบbprà-jòp[to] flatter; fawn over; curry favor
[to] flatter; fawn over; curry favor
ประจบประแจงbprà-jòp bprà-jaengประจบประแจงbprà-jòp bprà-jaeng[to] fawn; [to] flatter obsequiously
[to] fawn; [to] flatter obsequiously
ประจบสอพลอbprà-jòp sŏr-plorประจบสอพลอbprà-jòp sŏr-plorto flatter [sb]; to fawn on [sb]; to curry favor (with [sb])
to flatter [sb]; to fawn on [sb]; to curry favor (with [sb])
Word Breakdown
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ยกยอปอปั้นyók yo bpo bpânยกยอปอปั้นyók yo bpo bpân[to] flatter excessively