อุบาย(ù-baai)

Meanings

1NounB2

ruse; stratagem; ploy; trick

A clever or crafty plan used to achieve a goal, often with deceit or manipulation.

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillตกเป็นเหยื่อdtòk bpen yèuuaตกเป็นเหยื่อdtòk bpen yèuua[to] become a victimอุบายù-baaiอุบายù-baai1ruse; stratagem; ploy; trick2skillful means (Buddhist context)ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsมิจฉาชีพmít-chăa-chêepมิจฉาชีพmít-chăa-chêep1crook; swindler; fraudster2criminal livelihood (literary)จนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofโอนเงินon ngernโอนเงินon ngern[to] transfer moneyให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitไปหมดbpai mòtไปหมดbpai mòt1completely; all gone2entirely; across the boardตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2character; figure3classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)4self-/personal (attributive)
He fell victim to the scammer's scheme and transferred all his money.
2NounC1

skillful means (Buddhist context)

An expedient or skillful method used to guide others toward a good end, adapted to the situation (Buddhist context).

Examples

ท่านเจ้าอาวาสtâan jâo aa-wâatท่านเจ้าอาวาสtâan jâo aa-wâatthe abbot (honorific title/address)ใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] order; command (someone to do) [colloq.]5be acceptable/valid; okay [set phrase]อุบายù-baaiอุบายù-baai1ruse; stratagem; ploy; trick2skillful means (Buddhist context)เล่าlâoเล่าlâo1[to] tell; narrate; recount2particle (emphasis/insistence)นิทานní-taanนิทานní-taan1tale; story (traditional/children’s)2folk tale; fableเพื่อให้pêuua hâiเพื่อให้pêuua hâiso that; in order thatเด็กๆdèk dèkเด็กๆdèk dèk1children; kids2childish; immature3easy; trivial (colloquial)เข้าใจkâo jaiเข้าใจkâo jai1[to] understand; grasp2[to be] understanding (of [sb])3[to] assume; take sth to be trueเรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3about; regarding (as a topic marker)4classifier for stories/films/casesความเมตตาkwaam mâyt-dtaaความเมตตาkwaam mâyt-dtaacompassion; loving-kindness; mercyได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)6okay; sure; agreedง่ายขึ้นngâai kêunง่ายขึ้นngâai kêun1easier (than before)2more easily (than before)3[to] become easier
The abbot used the skillful method of telling a story to help the children understand compassion more easily.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

อุùอุù1[!] exclamation of pain/surprise/effort2prefix (Pali/Skt.): “up-, over-, toward-, near-”3[to] hold a baby to the chestPart 1
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บายbaaiบายbaai1bye; goodbye2fine; okay; comfortable (colloquial)Part 2
อุบายù-baaiอุบายù-baairuse; stratagem; ploy; trick