เป็นพิธี(bpen pí-tee)

Meanings

1AdverbB2

as a formality; for form's sake

done only as a formality or for the sake of appearances, without real intent or substance.

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerงานแต่งงานngaan dtàeng ngaanงานแต่งงานngaan dtàeng ngaanwedding; marriage ceremonyแค่kâeแค่kâe1only; just2merely; simply (downplaying)3only; just (preposition)เป็นพิธีbpen pí-teeเป็นพิธีbpen pí-teeas a formality; for form's sakeเฉยๆchŏei chŏeiเฉยๆchŏei chŏei1just; merely2idly; without reacting3indifferent; unfazed4so-so; just okay5so-so; nothing muchอยู่yòoอยู่yòo1to be (located); be at2progressive/continuative marker3[to] live; reside; stay4to exist; remainไม่นานmâi naanไม่นานmâi naan1soon; shortly2briefly; not for long3recently; not long agoก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerกลับglàpกลับglàp1[to] turn over/flip/reverse2contrary; on the contrary3[to] return; go/come back4back; in return
He only came to the wedding as a formality; he didn't stay long before leaving.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsPart 1
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พิธีpí-teeพิธีpí-tee1ceremony; rite2ritual; observance3formal procedure; protocolPart 2
เป็นพิธีbpen pí-teeเป็นพิธีbpen pí-teeas a formality; for form's sake