ระบบอุปถัมภ์(rá-bòp ùp-bpà-tăm)
Meanings
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patronage system; clientelism
A social or political system based on patronage, where powerful individuals provide benefits to less powerful people in exchange for their loyalty and support.
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หลายคนlăai konหลายคนlăai konmany/several peopleเชื่อว่าchêuua wâaเชื่อว่าchêuua wâa[to] believe (that) ...เขาkăoเขาkăo1they; them (context-dependent)2she; her3mountain; hill4horn5he; himได้dâiได้dâi1[to] manage to; succeed in2[to] get; obtain; receive3actualized-action marker4can; [to] be able to; may5okay; sure; agreedตำแหน่งdtam-nàengตำแหน่งdtam-nàeng1slot; placement; order2position; location; spot3rank; status4position; post; job title; roleนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerเพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because of; due to2because3melodious; pleasant-soundingระบบอุปถัมภ์rá-bòp ùp-bpà-tămระบบอุปถัมภ์rá-bòp ùp-bpà-tămpatronage system; clientelismไม่ใช่mâi châiไม่ใช่mâi châi1is/are/am not; not (to be)2not (emphatic correction)3no (disagreement/denial)เพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because of; due to2because3melodious; pleasant-soundingความสามารถkwaam săa-mâatความสามารถkwaam săa-mâat1ability; capacity2capacity/competence (legal/official)3skill; talent; proficiency
Many people believe he got this position because of the patronage system, not because of his abilities.
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ระบบอุปถัมภ์rá-bòp ùp-bpà-tămเป็นbpenปัญหาbpan-hăaใหญ่yàiที่têeพบpópได้dâiในnaiวงการwong gaanราชการrâat-chá-gaanไทยtai
The patronage system is a major problem found in the Thai bureaucracy.
ระบบอุปถัมภ์rá-bòp ùp-bpà-tămบั่นทอนbàn tonการพัฒนาgaan pát-tá-naaองค์กรong gonเพราะpráwทำให้tam hâiคนkonเก่งgèngไม่mâiมีโอกาสmee oo-gàatได้dâiแสดงsà-daengความสามารถkwaam săa-mâat
The patronage system undermines organizational development because it prevents talented people from having the opportunity to show their abilities.
การgaanจะjàกำจัดgam-jàtระบบอุปถัมภ์rá-bòp ùp-bpà-tămให้หมดhâi mòtไปbpaiจากjàakสังคมไทยsăng-kom taiนั้นnánเป็นbpenเรื่องrêuuangยากyâakเพราะpráwมันmanฝังรากลึกfăng râak lúekมาmaaเป็นเวลานานbpen wee-laa naan
Eradicating the patronage system from Thai society is difficult because it has been deeply rooted for a long time.
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ระบบอุปถัมภ์rá-bòp ùp-bpà-tămระบบอุปถัมภ์rá-bòp ùp-bpà-tămpatronage system; clientelism