ลูกคู่(lôok kôo)
Meanings
1NounB2
chorus; backup singer
a person or group of people who sing the chorus or supporting parts in traditional music or performance.
Examples
เวลาway-laaเวลาway-laa1time2time; period; occasion3when; at the time (that)4time (classifier) [rare/idiomatic]ไปดูbpai dooไปดูbpai doo[to] go (and) see; [to] go take a look; [to] go watchการแสดงgaan sà-daengการแสดงgaan sà-daeng1performance; show2expression; display; demonstration (explaining/showing)ลำตัดlam dàtลำตัดlam dàtThai folk singing performance (Lam Tad)จะมีjà meeจะมีjà meethere will be; [to] have (in the future)คนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleร้องนำróng namร้องนำróng nam[to] sing lead; [to] be the lead vocalistและláeและláeand (coordinating)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoลูกคู่lôok kôoลูกคู่lôok kôo1chorus; backup singer2yes-man; supporterคอยkoiคอยkoi1[to] wait (for [sb]/[sth])2keep (doing); keep on (doing)3[to] be on standby; be readyร้องróngร้องróng1[to] cry; weep2[to] sing3[to] shout; call out4[to] complain; lodge a complaintรับrápรับráp1[to] receive; get2[to] accept3[to] pick up; collect4[to] admit; confess5[to] take (a call/order/job)6[to] take; catch (transport)7[to] host; welcome8[to] withstand; bearกันganกันgan1each other; one another (post-verb marker)2[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block3classifier: panel; partition; screen (rare)4together; together with5protective; preventive (modifier)6I; me (informal, male speech)7[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkเป็นทอดๆbpen tôt tôtเป็นทอดๆbpen tôt tôtin succession; from one to another
When you go see a 'lam-tat' performance, there is a lead singer and a chorus that sings back and forth.
2NounB2
yes-man; supporter
a person who agrees with or supports everything someone else says; a yes-man or follower.
Examples
เจ้านายjâo naaiเจ้านายjâo naai1boss; employer; superior2master; owner (of servant or animal)3lord; aristocrat (historical/formal)4patron; benefactor (figurative)พูดpôotพูดpôot1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk aboutอะไรà-raiอะไรà-rai1what2which; what (modifier)3something; anything (unspecified)4what? (interjection of surprise/confusion)พวกนั้นpûuak nánพวกนั้นpûuak nánthose; they; themก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerเห็นด้วยhĕn dûuaiเห็นด้วยhĕn dûuai1[to] agree (with [sb]/[sth])2agreed; I agreeหมดmòtหมดmòt1all gone; none left2[to] run out; be used up3completely; entirely4in total; altogetherเหมือนmĕuuanเหมือนmĕuuan1similar; alike2like; as3as if; as thoughเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsลูกคู่lôok kôoลูกคู่lôok kôo1chorus; backup singer2yes-man; supporterประจำตัวbprà-jam dtuuaประจำตัวbprà-jam dtuua1personal; belonging/assigned to [sb]2characteristic; habitual (of [sb])เลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)
Whatever the boss says, they all agree, just like his personal yes-men.
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ลูกคู่lôok kôoลูกคู่lôok kôochorus; backup singer