ลี้ภัย(lée pai)
Meanings
1VerbB2
[to] seek asylum
to request protection in another country due to persecution, war, or danger
Examples
นักกิจกรรมnák gìt-jà-gamนักกิจกรรมnák gìt-jà-gamactivistคนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3that (emphatic/contrastive final particle)กำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1power; strength2power; force (physics)3troops; forces4currently; in the middle ofยื่นเรื่องyêun rêuuangยื่นเรื่องyêun rêuuang[to] submit/file [a request, application, or complaint]ขอkŏrขอkŏr1[to] request; ask for [sth]2[to] beg; plead3[to] wish for; pray for4polite request markerลี้ภัยlée paiลี้ภัยlée pai1[to] seek asylum2[to] take refuge; [to] go into exileทางการเมืองtaang gaan meuuangทางการเมืองtaang gaan meuuang1political2politicallyในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ประเทศแคนาดาbprà-têht kae-naa-daaประเทศแคนาดาbprà-têht kae-naa-daaCanada (country)
That activist is applying to request political asylum in Canada.
2VerbB2
[to] take refuge; [to] go into exile
to flee and live away from danger or political persecution, often abroad, for safety
Examples
ครอบครัวkrôp kruuaครอบครัวkrôp kruua1family; household2family unit (sociological)ของเขาkŏng kăoของเขาkŏng kăohis; hers; theirsต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightลี้léeลี้lée1[to] hide; conceal oneself2[to] evade; escape (literary)3li (Chinese unit of distance)4Li (surname; toponym)ภัยสงครามpai sŏng-kraamภัยสงครามpai sŏng-kraam1war danger; war hazard; war peril2war risk (insurance/legal)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)อยู่ที่yòo têeอยู่ที่yòo têe1[to] be at; be located at2[to] depend on; be up to3[to] be at (a level/amount)ประเทศbprà-tâetประเทศbprà-tâetcountry; nation; stateอื่นèunอื่นèun1other; different; else2else; otherwise (as a modifying element)3others; other people/thingsเมื่อmêuuaเมื่อmêuua1when; at the time that2when (past time marker)หลายสิบlăai sìpหลายสิบlăai sìptens of; dozens ofปีก่อนbpee gònปีก่อนbpee gònlast year; the previous year
His family had to flee the war and live in another country decades ago.
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ลี้ภัยlée paiลี้ภัยlée pai[to] seek asylum