เป็นอันรู้กัน(bpen an róo gan)
Meanings
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[to] be mutually understood
To be understood by everyone involved without needing to be said explicitly.
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1they; them (context-dependent)2she; her3mountain; hill4horn5he; himแค่kâeแค่kâe1up to; as far as; only as much as2only; justพยักหน้าpá-yák nâaพยักหน้าpá-yák nâa[to] nod (one's head)ให้hâiให้hâi1until; 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)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3well; after all (emphasis/justification)4topic/resumption marker5conditional marker (if… then…)เป็นอันรู้กันbpen an róo ganเป็นอันรู้กันbpen an róo gan[to] be mutually understoodว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2[to] think; consider; deem3[to] scold; reproach; criticize4that (clause marker)ถึงเวลาtĕung way-laaถึงเวลาtĕung way-laait's time [to do sth]ต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; bound to2must; have toไปแล้วbpai láewไปแล้วbpai láew1[to] have gone; have left; be gone (completed action)2[to] be off now; I'm leaving (announcement)
He just gave me a nod, and it was understood that it was time to go.
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พอporเจ้านายjâo naaiขมวดคิ้วkà-mùuat kíuพวกเราpûuak raoก็gâwเป็นอันรู้กันbpen an róo ganว่าwâaเขาkăoไม่พอใจmâi por jaiกับgàpรายงานraai-ngaanฉบับchà-bàpนี้née
When the boss furrowed his brow, it was understood by all of us that he was not happy with this report.
ทุกครั้งที่túk kráng têeย่าyâaทำแกงtam gaengสูตรพิเศษsòot pí-sètนี้néeก็gâwเป็นอันรู้กันbpen an róo ganว่าwâaกำลังจะgam-lang jàมีmeeงานngaanรวมญาติruuam yâatครั้งใหญ่kráng yàiเกิดขึ้นgèrt kêun
Every time grandma makes this special curry, it's implicitly understood that a big family gathering is about to happen.
ในnaiวงการธุรกิจwong gaan tú-rá-gìtบางbaangเรื่องrêuuangก็gâwไม่ต้องmâi dtôngพูดpôotออกมาòk maaตรงๆdtrong dtrongแค่kâeส่งสัญญาณsòng săn-yaanเล็กน้อยlék nóiก็gâwเป็นอันรู้กันbpen an róo ganในหมู่nai mòoผู้บริหารระดับสูงpôo bò-rí-hăan rá-dàp sŏong
In the business world, some things don't need to be said directly; just a small signal is enough for it to be understood among top executives.