อุบายโกศล
ù-baai goh-sŏn
Meanings
1NounC1
a clever stratagem; an ingenious plan
A clever, skillful, or ingenious plan or strategy used to achieve a goal.
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillใช้cháiใช้chái1[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]อุบายโกศลù-baai goh-sŏnอุบายโกศลù-baai goh-sŏn1a clever stratagem; an ingenious plan2(Buddhism) skillful meansทางการตลาดtaang gaan dtà-làatทางการตลาดtaang gaan dtà-làat1related to marketing2market-wise; in marketing termsทำให้tam hâiทำให้tam hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]สินค้าsĭn-káaสินค้าsĭn-káa1goods; merchandise2product; item3commodity (economics)ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotไม่มีmâi meeไม่มีmâi mee1to not have; lack2there is/are not; does/do not exist3[reply] we don't have it; out of stockใครkraiใครkrai1who2anyone; whoeverรู้จักrúu jàkรู้จักrúu jàk1[to] know; be acquainted with2[to] recognize; identify3[to] know how; be capable (from familiarity); be prudent withกลายเป็นglaai bpenกลายเป็นglaai bpen1[to] become; turn into [sth]2[to] turn out (to be) [sth/that]ที่นิยมtêe ní-yomที่นิยมtêe ní-yompopular; in demand; commonly usedในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ชั่วข้ามคืนchûua kâam keunชั่วข้ามคืนchûua kâam keun1overnight; within one night2very quickly; suddenly (figurative)3overnight; sudden (attributive)
He used a clever marketing strategy to make an unknown product become popular overnight.
2NounC2
(Buddhism) skillful means
(Buddhism) Skillful means; an effective and often unconventional method used by a bodhisattva to guide sentient beings toward enlightenment. (From Sanskrit: upāya-kauśalya)
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)พุทธศาสนานิกายมหายานpút-tá-sàat-sà-năa ní-gaai má-hăa yaanพุทธศาสนานิกายมหายานpút-tá-sàat-sà-năa ní-gaai má-hăa yaanMahayana Buddhismเรื่องราวrêuuang raaoเรื่องราวrêuuang raao1story; tale2matter; affair; incidentหลายlăaiหลายlăai1many; several2many; numerous (as a pronoun)เรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3about; regarding (as a topic marker)4classifier for stories/films/casesเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsตัวอย่างdtuua yàangตัวอย่างdtuua yàang1example2sample; specimen3trailer (film preview)4for example; e.g.ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsอุบายโกศลù-baai goh-sŏnอุบายโกศลù-baai goh-sŏn1a clever stratagem; an ingenious plan2(Buddhism) skillful meansซึ่งsêungซึ่งsêung1which; that (relative pronoun)2which/and this; introducing explanationเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsวิธีการสอนwí-tee gaan sŏnวิธีการสอนwí-tee gaan sŏnteaching method; instructional methodธรรมะtam-máธรรมะtam-má1righteousness; moral law2Dhamma talk; sermon3Dhamma; Buddhist teachingsให้hâiให้hâi1[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; permitเหมาะกับmòr gàpเหมาะกับmòr gàp[to] suit; be suitable/appropriate forระดับrá-dàpระดับrá-dàp1level; degree2standard; tier; rank3level (tool); spirit level4[to] level; even out5level; layer (stratum)ความเข้าใจkwaam kâo jaiความเข้าใจkwaam kâo jai1understanding; comprehension2mutual understanding; rapport3interpretation; one’s viewของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsผู้ฟังpôo fangผู้ฟังpôo fang1listener; listening audience2hearer (linguistics)แต่ละdtàe láแต่ละdtàe lá1each (item considered separately)2each one; each person/thingคนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: people
In Mahayana Buddhism, many stories are examples of skillful means (upāya-kauśalya), which is a method of teaching the dharma in a way that suits each listener's intellectual capacity.
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อุบายโกศลù-baai goh-sŏnอุบายโกศลù-baai goh-sŏna clever stratagem; an ingenious plan