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hĕn gàe dâi

Meanings

1NounB1

greedy; self-serving; self-seeking

focused on personal gain without caring about others; greedy or self-seeking.

Examples

อย่าyàaอย่าyàa1don’t; do not (negative imperative)2don’t … yet; hold offเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsคนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleเห็นแก่ได้hĕn gàe dâiเห็นแก่ได้hĕn gàe dâigreedy; self-serving; self-seeking
Don't be a self-seeking person.

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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ได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)Part 2
เห็นแก่ได้hĕn gàe dâiเห็นแก่ได้hĕn gàe dâigreedy; self-serving; self-seeking