หุ่นเชิด(hùn chêrt)
Meanings
1NounB1
puppet (string/rod) for performance; marionette
a puppet manipulated by strings or rods in performance, such as a marionette
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เด็กdèkเด็กdèk1child; kid2young person (informal)ๆ-ชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)ดูdooดูdoo1[to] examine; check; inspect2[to] seem; appear3[to] look; watch; see4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortuneการแสดงgaan sà-daengการแสดงgaan sà-daeng1performance; show2expression; display; demonstration (explaining/showing)หุ่นเชิดhùn chêrtหุ่นเชิดhùn chêrt1puppet; figurehead (controlled person)2puppet (string/rod) for performance; marionetteที่têeที่têe1at; in; to (a place)2classifier: places; seats; individual servings3when; the time that (time marker)4place; spot; seat; space5ordinal marker6that/which/who (relative marker)ใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; order2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] use; employ4[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)เชือกchûueakเชือกchûueak1classifier for domesticated elephants2rope; cord; lineดึงdeungดึงdeung1[to] pull; draw (toward oneself)2[to] drag (on a screen)3[to] hold back; delay; stall4[to] attract; draw (attention/interest)แขนขาkăen kăaแขนขาkăen kăa1helpers; underlings (figurative)2limbs; arms and legsให้hâiให้hâi1until; to the point that (result)2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3[to] give; provide4[to] allow; let; permit5so that; in order to6for (benefit of)ขยับkà-yàpขยับkà-yàp1[to] move slightly; shift2[to] advance slightly; move up3[to] adjust; tweak
Children like watching puppet shows where strings are used to move the arms and legs.
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นักnákเชิดหุ่นchêrt hùnทำให้tam hâiหุ่นเชิดhùn chêrtเดินdernและláeโค้งคำนับkóhng kam-nápได้dâiอย่างyàangคล่องแคล่วklông klâew
The puppeteer skillfully made the puppet walk and bow.
งานเทศกาลngaan tâyt-sà-gaanมีmeeเวทีway-teeเล็กlékๆ-สำหรับsăm-ràpการแสดงgaan sà-daengหุ่นเชิดhùn chêrtแบบbàepเชือกchûueakที่têeเล่าเรื่องlâo rêuuangพื้นบ้านpúuan bâan
The festival had a small stage for a string puppet performance that told a folk tale.
ด้วยdûuayการควบคุมgaan kûuap kumเชือกchûueakอย่างละเอียดyàang lá-ìiatนักnákเชิดหุ่นchêrt hùnถ่ายทอดtàai tôtอารมณ์aa-romของkŏngหุ่นเชิดhùn chêrtได้dâiสมจริงsŏm jingจนjonผู้ชมpôo chomลืมleuumว่าwâaเป็นbpenตุ๊กตาdtúk-gà-dtaa
With precise control of the strings, the puppeteer conveyed the puppet’s emotions so realistically that the audience forgot it was a doll.
2NounB2
puppet; figurehead (controlled person)
a person controlled by others who holds a position without real power; a figurehead or pawn
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หลายคนlăai konหลายคนlăai konmany/several peopleบอกว่าbòk wâaบอกว่าbòk wâa1[to] say/tell that; report/declare that2[of text/sign] say/indicate thatเขาkăoเขาkăo1they; them (context-dependent)2she; her3mountain; hill4horn5he; himเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1[to] know how; be able to (skill)2[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)3to be (identity/category/state)4to becomeแค่kâeแค่kâe1up to; as far as; only as much as2only; justหุ่นเชิดhùn chêrtหุ่นเชิดhùn chêrt1puppet; figurehead (controlled person)2puppet (string/rod) for performance; marionetteของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2property; goods3thing; item; stuffกลุ่มglùmกลุ่มglùm1group; cluster2[to] group; clusterผู้มีอิทธิพลpôo mee ìt-tí-ponผู้มีอิทธิพลpôo mee ìt-tí-pon1influential person; powerful figure2local strongman; underworld figure
Many say he is just a puppet of the influential group.
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นายกฯnaa-yókถูกtòokวิจารณ์wí-jaanว่าwâaเป็นbpenหุ่นเชิดhùn chêrtไม่ได้mâi dâaiมีอำนาจmee am-nâatตัดสินใจdtàt-sĭn-jaiเองayng
The prime minister was criticized as a figurehead who doesn't have decision-making power.
ถ้าtâaไม่มีmâi meeอิสระìt-sà-ràในnaiการกำหนดgaan gam-nòtนโยบายná-yoh-baaiผู้นำpôo namก็gâwไม่mâiต่างจากdtàang jàakหุ่นเชิดhùn chêrtในnaiมือmeuuที่têeมองไม่เห็นmong mâi hĕn
Without independence in setting policy, a leader is no different from a puppet in unseen hands.
บริษัทbò-rí-sàtต้องการdtông gaanผู้บริหารpôo bor-rí-hăanที่têeคิดkítเองayngได้dâiไม่ใช่mâi châiหุ่นเชิดhùn chêrtที่têeทำตามtam dtaamคำสั่งkam sàngอย่างเดียวyàang diao
The company wants executives who can think for themselves, not figureheads who only follow orders.
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หุ่นเชิดhùn chêrtหุ่นเชิดhùn chêrtpuppet (string/rod) for performance; marionette