เป็นใจเฉย
bpen jai chŏei
Meanings
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[to] tacitly condone; be complicit by inaction; look the other way
to allow something wrong to happen by staying silent or not acting; to be passively complicit or intentionally look the other way
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเห็นhĕnเห็นhĕn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asเพื่อนร่วมงานpêuuan rûuam ngaanเพื่อนร่วมงานpêuuan rûuam ngaancoworker; colleague; workmateทำผิดกฎtam pìt gòtทำผิดกฎtam pìt gòt[to] break a rule; [to] violate regulationsแต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)4even; despite (emphatic concessive)ก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerเลือกlêuuakเลือกlêuuak1[to] choose; select; pick2picky; choosy; selective3[to] electที่จะtêe jàที่จะtêe jà1that/which/who will; that is/are going to2to (after a noun/adj; infinitival 'to')เป็นใจเฉยbpen jai chŏeiเป็นใจเฉยbpen jai chŏei[to] tacitly condone; be complicit by inaction; look the other wayเพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)อยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forมีปัญหาmee bpan-hăaมีปัญหาmee bpan-hăa[to] have a problem; there is a problem
He saw his colleague break the rules but chose to look the other way because he didn't want any trouble.
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เป็นใจเฉยbpen jai chŏeiเป็นใจเฉยbpen jai chŏei[to] tacitly condone; be complicit by inaction; look the other way