เลือกที่รักมักที่ชัง

lêuuak têe rák mák têe chang

Meanings

1NounB2

[to] show favoritism; play favorites; be biased

to treat people unequally by favoring those one likes and disadvantaging those one dislikes (idiomatic/proverbial)

Examples

หัวหน้าที่hŭua nâa têeหัวหน้าที่hŭua nâa têechief of duty; duty supervisorดีdeeดีdee1good; of good quality2kind; virtuous3well; nicely4it’s best; better (advisory tone)ต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightยุติธรรมyút-dtì-tamยุติธรรมyút-dtì-tam1justice; fairness2fair; justไม่ควรmâi kuuanไม่ควรmâi kuuan1should not; ought not2inappropriate; improperเลือกlêuuakเลือกlêuuak1[to] choose; select; pick2picky; choosy; selective3[to] electที่รักtîi rákที่รักtîi rák1beloved person; sweetheart; darling2beloved; dear (used after the noun)3[term of address] darling; honey; my loveมักmákมักmák1often; usually2[to] tend to; usually [do sth]3fond of; inclined toที่ชังtêe changที่ชังtêe chang1detested person; object of hatred (literary)2detested; hateful (archaic/literary)กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3against; versus4to; toward (recipient/target)5side dish; accompaniment6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)ลูกน้องlôok nóngลูกน้องlôok nóng1subordinate; junior staff; underling2follower in a gang or group
A good boss must be fair; they shouldn't play favorites with their subordinates.