โปะปูน

bpò bpoon

Meanings

1NounB2

[to] slap on plaster; patch with cement

to roughly apply or slap on plaster/cement to cover or repair a surface.

Examples

กำแพงgam-paengกำแพงgam-paeng1wall (barrier)2barrier; obstacle (figurative)มีรอยmee roiมีรอยmee roi[to] be marked; [to] have a markร้าวráaoร้าวráao1[to] crack; develop a crack2cracked; fractured (not fully broken)3[fig.] strained; breaking downช่างchângช่างchâng1never mind; let it be2how (exclamatory)3artisan; mechanic; technician4crafts-; technical (prefix)5[to] be inclined to; be prone to (do often)เลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)ต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerโปะปูนbpò bpoonโปะปูนbpò bpoon1[to] slap on plaster; patch with cement2[to] paper over; cover up superficially (figurative)ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitก่อนgònก่อนgòn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerทาสีtaa sĕeทาสีtaa sĕe1[to] coat with paint2[to] paint (a surface)ใหม่màiใหม่mài1new; not old2new; different; fresh3again; anew4new; inexperienced (novice)
The wall has cracks, so the handyman had to come slap on some plaster before repainting.
2NounC1

[to] paper over; cover up superficially (figurative)

to hide a fault or problem in a quick, cosmetic way without fixing the real issue.

Examples

รัฐบาลrát-tà-baanรัฐบาลrát-tà-baan1government (executive)2the government; public sectorพยายามpà-yaa-yaamพยายามpà-yaa-yaam[to] try; attemptแก้ปัญหาgâe bpan-hăaแก้ปัญหาgâe bpan-hăa1[to] solve; fix; resolve a problem2[to] address/mitigate; [to] troubleshootด้วยdûuayด้วยdûuay1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because; since (formal/literary)5polite/softening sentence particle (formal)6because of; due toการแจกเงินgaan jàek ngernการแจกเงินgaan jàek ngernmoney handout; giveawayซึ่งsêungซึ่งsêung1which; that (relative pronoun)2which/and this; introducing explanationมันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2he/she (colloquial, impolite)3greasy; oily; fatty4starchy tuber (yam, taro, etc.)5oil/fat (substance)6creamy; rich (texture/taste)ก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerแค่kâeแค่kâe1only; just2merely; simply (downplaying)3only; just (preposition)การgaanการgaan1nominalizer2act; action; process3affair; matterโปะปูนbpò bpoonโปะปูนbpò bpoon1[to] slap on plaster; patch with cement2[to] paper over; cover up superficially (figurative)ไปวันๆbpai wan wanไปวันๆbpai wan wan1idly day to day; just getting by2[to] drift along; pass the days aimlessly
The government tried to solve the problem by giving out money, which is just a temporary, cosmetic fix.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

โปะbpòโปะbpò1[to] slap/smear/plop on (a soft substance)2[to] top up; cover a shortfall (esp. money)3[to] patch/cover roughly; plugPart 1
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ปูนbpoonปูนbpoon1cement; mortar; plaster2lime (quicklime/slaked lime)3crab (regional/folk)4betel lime pastePart 2
โปะปูนbpò bpoonโปะปูนbpò bpoon[to] slap on plaster; patch with cement