เชิดหุ่น(chêrt hùn)

Meanings

1VerbB1

[to] perform puppetry; [to] manipulate a puppet

To control the movements of a puppet, often for a performance.

Examples

ในnaiในnai1of; belonging to (formal)2in; inside; within3during; in (time)งานวัดngaan wátงานวัดngaan wáttemple fairมีmeeมีmee1[to] experience; undergo2[to] have; possess3there is/are; existคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: peopleมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerแสดงsà-daengแสดงsà-daeng1[to] present; exhibit2[to] perform; act; put on (a show)3[to] express4[to] show; demonstrateการgaanการgaan1work; business; task2nominalizer3affair; matterเชิดหุ่นchêrt hùnเชิดหุ่นchêrt hùn1[to] perform puppetry; [to] manipulate a puppet2[to] manipulate [sb]; [to] pull the stringsให้hâiให้hâi1until; 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)เด็กๆdèk dèkเด็กๆdèk dèk1childish; immature2easy; trivial (colloquial)3children; kidsดูdooดูdoo1[to] examine; check; inspect2[to] seem; appear3[to] look; watch; see4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortune
At the temple fair, someone came to perform a puppet show for the children.
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นักnákเชิดหุ่นchêrt hùnคนkonนั้นnánสามารถsăa-mâatเชิดหุ่นchêrt hùnให้hâiเคลื่อนไหวklêuuan wăiได้dâiเหมือนmĕuuanมีชีวิตmee chee-wítจริงๆjing jing
That puppeteer can control the puppet to move as if it were really alive.
ฉันchănเคยkoeiไปดูbpai dooการแสดงgaan sà-daengเชิดหุ่นchêrt hùnกระบอกgrà-bòkที่têeคลองklongบางbaangหลวงlŭuangมันmanน่าประทับใจnâa bprà-táp jaiมากmâak
I once went to see a rod puppet performance at Klong Bang Luang; it was very impressive.
ศาสตร์sàatแห่งhàengการgaanเชิดหุ่นchêrt hùnต้องdtôngอาศัยaa-săiทั้งtángความชำนาญkwaam cham-naanในnaiการgaanใช้มือchái meuและláeความสามารถkwaam săa-mâatในnaiการถ่ายทอดgaan tàai tôtอารมณ์aa-romผ่านpàanตัวdtuuaหุ่นhùn
The art of puppetry requires both dexterity of the hands and the ability to convey emotions through the puppet.
2VerbB2

[to] manipulate [sb]; [to] pull the strings

To control or manipulate a person from behind the scenes, making them do what you want.

Examples

ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2[to] think; consider; deem3[to] scold; reproach; criticize4that (clause marker)เพื่อนpêuuanเพื่อนpêuuan1classmate; colleague (peer)2companion; fellow3friendเธอterเธอter1she; her2you (informal; familiar)ไม่ได้mâi dâaiไม่ได้mâi dâai1cannot; not allowed; impossible2[to] fail to get/receive [sth]3did not4unacceptable; not allowed (won’t do)5not really/actually (corrective)6No way!; absolutely notตัดสินใจdtàt-sĭn-jaiตัดสินใจdtàt-sĭn-jai[to] decideเองayngเองayng1only; just; merely2oneself; personally; by oneself3exactly that/itselfหรอกròkหรอกròk1assurance/softener particle (explanatory tone)2emphatic denial (actually not; certainly not)มีmeeมีmee1[to] experience; undergo2[to] have; possess3there is/are; existคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: peopleคอยkoiคอยkoi1keep (doing); regularly (do)2[to] wait (for [sb]/[sth])3[to] be on standby; be readyเชิดหุ่นchêrt hùnเชิดหุ่นchêrt hùn1[to] perform puppetry; [to] manipulate a puppet2[to] manipulate [sb]; [to] pull the stringsอยู่yòoอยู่yòo1progressive/continuative marker2to exist; remain3to be (located); be at4[to] live; reside; stayแน่ๆnâe nâeแน่ๆnâe nâedefinitely; for sure; certainly
I don't think your friend made the decision herself; someone must be manipulating her.
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เขาkăoเป็นbpenแค่kâeผู้จัดการpôo jàt gaanชื่อchêuแต่dtàeคนkonที่têeเชิดหุ่นchêrt hùnอยู่เบื้องหลังyòo bêuuang lăngคือkeuภรรยาpan-rá-yaaของเขาkŏng kăo
He's just the manager in name, but the one pulling the strings behind the scenes is his wife.
นักการเมืองnák gaan-meuuangคนkonนั้นnánถูกtòokวิจารณ์wí-jaanว่าwâaเป็นเพียงbpen piiangหุ่นเชิดhùn chêrtที่têeกลุ่มทุนglùm túnใหญ่yàiใช้cháiเพื่อpêuuaเชิดหุ่นchêrt hùnให้hâiทำตามtam dtaamนโยบายná-yoh-baaiของkŏngตนdton
That politician is criticized for being merely a puppet that large corporations manipulate to follow their policies.
เธอterรู้ตัวróo dtuuaว่าwâaกำลังgam-langถูกtòokเชิดหุ่นchêrt hùnโดยdoiหัวหน้าแผนกhŭua-nâa pà-nàekให้hâiไปbpaiขัดแย้งกับkàt yáeng gàpอีกฝ่ายèek fàaiแต่dtàeก็gâwจำใจjam jaiต้องdtôngทำtam
She knew she was being manipulated by the department head to create conflict with the other party, but she felt compelled to do it.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

เชิดchêrtเชิดchêrt1[to] abscond with; run off with2[to] tilt/raise the head (proudly)3[to] manipulate; pull strings4[to] act haughtily; hold oneself proudly5[to] tilt/raise [sth] upwardPart 1
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หุ่นhùnหุ่นhùn1doll; mannequin; puppet2figure; physique3robot; automaton; android (colloq.)Part 2
เชิดหุ่นchêrt hùnเชิดหุ่นchêrt hùn[to] perform puppetry; [to] manipulate a puppet