เห็นแก่หน้า(hĕn gàe nâa)

Meanings

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[to] show regard for [sb]; [to] take [sb]'s status or relationship into account

to treat someone with special regard because of who they are, their status, or one's relationship with them; often used in negative phrases meaning not to spare anyone or not to show favoritism

Examples

ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ยอมyomยอมyom1[to] agree; consent2[to] allow; permit3[to] yield; give in; submit4[to] admit (acknowledge)ช่วยchûuaiช่วยchûuai1please (polite request)2[to] save; rescue [sb]3[to] help; assist [sb/sth]เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillครั้งนี้kráng néeครั้งนี้kráng née1this time; this occasion2this time (around); on this occasionก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerเพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingเห็นแก่หน้าhĕn gàe nâaเห็นแก่หน้าhĕn gàe nâa[to] show regard for [sb]; [to] take [sb]'s status or relationship into accountพ่อpôrพ่อpôr1father; dad2sir; mister (rural/archaic)3prefix: father of; master ofของเขาkŏng kăoของเขาkŏng kăohis; hers; theirsนะnáนะná1[!] persuasive/confirming particle2[!] softener; friendly particle3[!] attention-getter (initial position)
The reason I agreed to help him this time is out of respect for his father.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

เห็นแก่hĕn gàeเห็นแก่hĕn gàe1for the sake of [sb/sth]2[to] favor [sb/sth] (out of consideration)Part 1
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หน้าnâaหน้าnâa1front; frontage2next; upcoming3face—prefix (before nouns)4in front; at the front5season (in names)6page7facePart 2
เห็นแก่หน้าhĕn gàe nâaเห็นแก่หน้าhĕn gàe nâa[to] show regard for [sb]; [to] take [sb]'s status or relationship into account