เลียบกำแพง(lîiap gam-paeng)
Meanings
1VerbB1
[to] move along a wall
to walk or move close along a wall, often to avoid being seen.
Examples
ขโมยkà-mŏoyขโมยkà-mŏoy1[to] steal2thiefเดินdernเดินdern1[to] walk; go on foot2[to] run; operate (machine/system)3[to] proceed; go; move along4[to] start; initiate (process/plan)เลียบกำแพงlîiap gam-paengเลียบกำแพงlîiap gam-paeng1[to] move along a wall2[to] keep a low profileตอนกลางคืนdton glaang keunตอนกลางคืนdton glaang keun1at night; during the night2nighttime; the night period
The thief walked along the wall at night.
2VerbB2
[to] keep a low profile
to act quietly and avoid attention; to stay out of notice.
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsพนักงานใหม่pá-nák-ngaan màiพนักงานใหม่pá-nák-ngaan màinew employee; new hireเลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)พยายามpà-yaa-yaamพยายามpà-yaa-yaam[to] try; attemptเลียบกำแพงlîiap gam-paengเลียบกำแพงlîiap gam-paeng1[to] move along a wall2[to] keep a low profileไปก่อนbpai gònไปก่อนbpai gòn1[to] leave first; go ahead (before others)2I'll get going now; you go ahead (set phrase)เพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofเรียนรู้riian róoเรียนรู้riian róo[to] learn; acquire knowledgeงานngaanงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5joule (physics unit)6unit (classifier) for events
He's a new employee, so he's trying to stay out of notice for now to learn the job.
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เลียบกำแพงlîiap gam-paengเลียบกำแพงlîiap gam-paeng[to] move along a wall