เห็นแก่(hĕn gàe)
Meanings
1PrepositionB1
for the sake of [sb/sth]
for the sake of someone or something; out of consideration for.
Examples
ช่วยchûuaiช่วยchûuai1please (polite request)2[to] save; rescue [sb]3[to] help; assist [sb/sth]เงียบๆngîiap ngîiapเงียบๆngîiap ngîiap1quietly; discreetly; low‑key2quiet; very quiet (in manner/atmosphere)3quiet!, hush!หน่อยnòiหน่อยnòi1a little; a bit2polite softener (request)เห็นแก่hĕn gàeเห็นแก่hĕn gàe1for the sake of [sb/sth]2[to] favor [sb/sth] (out of consideration)เด็กdèkเด็กdèk1child; kid2young person (informal)3classifier: childrenที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1power; strength2power; force (physics)3troops; forces4currently; in the middle ofนอนnonนอนnon1[to] sleep2[to] lie down; recline3reclining; lying downอยู่yòoอยู่yòo1to be (located); be at2progressive/continuative marker3[to] live; reside; stay4to exist; remain
Please be quiet, for the sake of the baby who is sleeping.
2VerbB2
[to] favor [sb/sth] (out of consideration)
to treat [sb/sth] with special consideration or act for their sake, sometimes unfairly; to be partial to.
Examples
แม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2madam; ma’am (rural/archaic)3prefix: female; main; baseชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)เห็นแก่hĕn gàeเห็นแก่hĕn gàe1for the sake of [sb/sth]2[to] favor [sb/sth] (out of consideration)ลูกคนเล็กlôok kon lékลูกคนเล็กlôok kon lékyoungest childเสมอsà-mĕrเสมอsà-mĕr1always; invariably2constantly; habitually3equal; level; even4[to] draw; [to] tieพอporพอpor1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; when6only; just; merelyเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillทำผิดtam pìtทำผิดtam pìt1[to] do wrong; make a mistake2[to] commit an offense; break a rule/lawก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerไม่เคยmâi koieไม่เคยmâi koienever; have neverโดนdohnโดนdohn1[to] get; be subjected to (passive, often negative)2[to] be hit; be struck; be affected3[to] hit the mark; be spot on (slang/colloq.)ดุdùดุdù1strict; stern; scolding2fierce; aggressive; ferocious3ominous; inauspiciousเลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)
Mom always shows favoritism to the youngest child; whenever he does something wrong, he never gets told off.
Word Breakdown
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เห็นแก่hĕn gàeเห็นแก่hĕn gàefor the sake of [sb/sth]