อัศวินม้าขาว(àt-sà-win máa kăao)
Meanings
1NounB2
white knight; rescuer
a 'white knight'—a hero who comes to the rescue in a difficult or urgent situation; like a knight in shining armor
Examples
ตอนที่dton têeตอนที่dton têe1when; at the time that2episode/part (numbered label)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)กำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1power; strength2power; force (physics)3troops; forces4currently; in the middle ofลำบากlam-bàakลำบากlam-bàak1difficult; troublesome2[to] be in hardship; have a hard time3poor; needy (of living conditions)เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerเข้ามาkâo maaเข้ามาkâo maa1to come in; enter (toward the speaker)2to join/enter into (activity, group, context)3directional complement ‘in/toward here’ช่วยchûuaiช่วยchûuai1please (polite request)2[to] save; rescue [sb]3[to] help; assist [sb/sth]เหมือนmĕuuanเหมือนmĕuuan1similar; alike2like; as3as if; as thoughเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsอัศวินม้าขาวàt-sà-win máa kăaoอัศวินม้าขาวàt-sà-win máa kăao1white knight; rescuer2white knight (business)เลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)
When I was in trouble, he came in and helped me just like a white knight.
2NounC1
white knight (business)
in business, a friendly company or investor that rescues another company from a hostile takeover
Examples
บริษัทbò-rí-sàtบริษัทbò-rí-sàtcompany; firm; corporationของเราkŏng raoของเราkŏng rao1our (belonging to us)2ours3our side; our group (we/us collectively)กำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1power; strength2power; force (physics)3troops; forces4currently; in the middle ofมองหาmong hăaมองหาmong hăa1[to] look for; search for; seek2[to] be on the lookout for; shop around forอัศวินม้าขาวàt-sà-win máa kăaoอัศวินม้าขาวàt-sà-win máa kăao1white knight; rescuer2white knight (business)หรือrĕuหรือrĕu1or (choice/alternative)2or?; really? (question/finality particle)3otherwise; or else (formal)บริษัทbò-rí-sàtบริษัทbò-rí-sàtcompany; firm; corporationอื่นèunอื่นèun1other; different; else2else; otherwise (as a modifying element)3others; other people/thingsที่จะtêe jàที่จะtêe jà1that/which/who will; that is/are going to2to (after a noun/adj; infinitival 'to')เข้ามาkâo maaเข้ามาkâo maa1to come in; enter (toward the speaker)2to join/enter into (activity, group, context)3directional complement ‘in/toward here’ช่วยchûuaiช่วยchûuai1please (polite request)2[to] save; rescue [sb]3[to] help; assist [sb/sth]ซื้อséuซื้อséu1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offกิจการgìt-jà-gaanกิจการgìt-jà-gaan1business; enterprise2affairs; operationsเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofป้องกันbpông ganป้องกันbpông gan1[to] protect; guard2[to] prevent; avert; ward off3preventive; protectiveการgaanการgaan1nominalizer2act; action; process3affair; matterถูกtòokถูกtòok1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3proper; morally right4to be correct/right5[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)6by (passive marker)ครอบงำกิจการkrôp-ngam gìt-jà-gaanครอบงำกิจการkrôp-ngam gìt-jà-gaan[to] take over a businessอย่างyàangอย่างyàang1kind; type; sort2manner; way3in the manner of; -ly4classifier (for kinds/types)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)เป็นมิตรbpen mítเป็นมิตรbpen mít1friendly; amicable2X-friendly; friendly to/toward
Our company is looking for a 'white knight,' another company to come in and help with the acquisition to prevent a hostile takeover.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
อัศวินเรืองประกายàt-sà-win reuuang bprà-gaaiอัศวินเรืองประกายàt-sà-win reuuang bprà-gaai1a shining knight (literal)2a heroic savior; 'knight in shining armor' (figurative)
- a shining knight (literal)
- a heroic savior; 'knight in shining armor' (figurative)
พระเอกขี่ม้าขาวphrá-eèk-khìi-máa-khàaoพระเอกขี่ม้าขาวphrá-eèk-khìi-máa-khàaoknight in shining armor; savior
knight in shining armor; savior
ฮีโร่hee-rôhฮีโร่hee-rôh1hero; brave person2hero; main character3sports hero; match-winner
- hero; brave person
- hero; main character
- sports hero; match-winner
ผู้ช่วยเหลือpôo chûuai lĕuuaผู้ช่วยเหลือpôo chûuai lĕuuahelper; assistant
helper; assistant
Word Breakdown
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อัศวินม้าขาวàt-sà-win máa kăaoอัศวินม้าขาวàt-sà-win máa kăaowhite knight; rescuer