สายป่านยาว(săai bpàan yaao)
Meanings
1AdjectiveB2
having strong backing; well-connected
Having strong financial support, powerful connections, or the resources to endure for a long time in a business or competition.
Examples
ธุรกิจtú-rá-gìtธุรกิจtú-rá-gìt1business (commercial activity)2business (company; enterprise)3business affairs; work mattersเล็กๆlék lékเล็กๆlék lék1small; little; tiny (softened by reduplication)2slightly; a littleมักจะmák jàมักจะmák jà1often; usually (habit/frequency)2tend to; be apt/prone to (general tendency)สู้sôoสู้sôo1[to] fight; struggle2[to] compete; contend (against)3[to] withstand; cope with; afford4cannot match; be inferior to (negative/comparative)5keep going!; fight on! (encouragement)บริษัทใหญ่bò-rí-sàt yàiบริษัทใหญ่bò-rí-sàt yàilarge company; corporationไม่ได้mâi dâaiไม่ได้mâi dâai1cannot; not allowed; impossible2did not3[to] fail to get/receive [sth]4unacceptable; not allowed (won’t do)5No way!; absolutely not6not really/actually (corrective)เพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoสายป่านยาวsăai bpàan yaaoสายป่านยาวsăai bpàan yaaohaving strong backing; well-connectedกว่าgwàaกว่าgwàa1than (comparative marker)2more than; over3by (margin of difference)
Small businesses often can't compete with big companies because they have more resources to last longer.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
ทุนหนาtun năaทุนหนาtun năa1well-capitalized; deep-pocketed2wealthy party/backer
- well-capitalized; deep-pocketed
- wealthy party/backer
เส้นใหญ่sên yàiเส้นใหญ่sên yài1wide rice noodles2well-connected; influential
- wide rice noodles
- well-connected; influential
มีเส้นสายmee sên săaiมีเส้นสายmee sên săai[to] have connections; [to] have pull
[to] have connections; [to] have pull
Word Breakdown
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สายป่านยาวsăai bpàan yaaoสายป่านยาวsăai bpàan yaaohaving strong backing; well-connected