แย่งซีน(yâeng seen)

Meanings

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[to] steal the scene; upstage; hog the spotlight

to draw most of the attention and overshadow the main person or event; commonly used in entertainment contexts (informal)

Examples

นักแสดงnák sà-daengนักแสดงnák sà-daengactor; performer (gender-neutral)ประกอบbprà-gòpประกอบbprà-gòp1[to] accompany; go together with2[to] be used as; serve as a component3[to] perform (duties/rituals)4[to] assemble; put together5[to] consist of; be composed ofคนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3that (emphatic/contrastive final particle)เล่นlênเล่นlên1[to] act; perform (role)2casually; for fun (manner marker)3[to] tease; kid; mess with4[to] use; operate; take up (colloquial extension)5seriously; to a great degree (intensifier, often negative)6[to] play; have fun7[to] play (game/sport/instrument)ดีมากdee mâakดีมากdee mâak1very good; excellent2Excellent!; Well done!3very wellจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofแย่งซีนyâeng seenแย่งซีนyâeng seen[to] steal the scene; upstage; hog the spotlightพระเอกprá àykพระเอกprá àyk1leading man; male lead (actor)2male protagonist; hero (of a story)3the star; main attraction (figurative)ไปเลยbpai loieไปเลยbpai loie1[!] Go ahead; go right now2completely; all the way; way too (post‑verb/adj intensifier)3go straight on; go past; continue on (directions)
That supporting actor acted so well he completely stole the scene from the main actor.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

แย่งyâengแย่งyâeng1[to] snatch; grab away (from someone)2[to] compete for; vie for3[to] interrupt; talk over (colloq.)Part 1
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ซีนseenซีนseen1scene (film/theater)2scene; moment (colloquial)3dramatic display; make a scene (slang)Part 2
แย่งซีนyâeng seenแย่งซีนyâeng seen[to] steal the scene; upstage; hog the spotlight