แร้ง(ráeng)

Meanings

1NounB1

vulture

A large scavenging bird of prey that feeds on carrion; a vulture.

Examples

บนbonบนbon1on; upon2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)ท้องฟ้าtóng fáaท้องฟ้าtóng fáasky; heavensมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoนกnókนกnók1bird2[to] get stood up; miss out (slang)3classifier for birds (ตัว)ตัวใหญ่dtuua yàiตัวใหญ่dtuua yài1big; large-bodied2large letters; uppercase (colloq.)นั่นคือnân keuนั่นคือnân keuthat is; in other wordsแร้งráengแร้งráeng1vulture2predatory person (fig.)
There is a big bird in the sky. That is a vulture.
2NounB2

predatory person (fig.)

(Figuratively) A person who exploits others or takes advantage of a situation, especially when others are vulnerable.

Examples

พอporพอpor1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; when6only; just; merelyธุรกิจtú-rá-gìtธุรกิจtú-rá-gìt1business (commercial activity)2business (company; enterprise)3business affairs; work mattersของเขาkŏng kăoของเขาkŏng kăohis; hers; theirsล้มเหลวlóm lěoล้มเหลวlóm lěo1unsuccessful; failed2[to] fail; be unsuccessfulก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerมีแต่mee dtàeมีแต่mee dtàe1have only; nothing but2there is/are only; nothing else3do nothing but; only ever [do]4only serves to; merely results inพวกpûuakพวกpûuak1group; set; category2those; the ... ones (pluralizing prefix)3we; you all; they (pluralizer with pronouns/names)4those people (often pejorative)5gang; faction; cliqueแร้งráengแร้งráeng1vulture2predatory person (fig.)คอยkoiคอยkoi1[to] wait (for [sb]/[sth])2keep (doing); keep on (doing)3[to] be on standby; be readyมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerรุมrumรุมrum1[to] gang up on; mob2[to] swarm; crowd around3[to be] beset by; assailed byทึ้งtéungทึ้งtéung[to] pull; [to] tear; [to] tugสินทรัพย์sĭn-sápสินทรัพย์sĭn-sáp1asset; assets2asset (accounting)ของเขาkŏng kăoของเขาkŏng kăohis; hers; theirs
When his business failed, only vultures came to swarm and snatch his assets.

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