ไต่เต้า
dtài dtâo
Meanings
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[to] work one's way up; climb the ladder
To advance step by step through effort over time, especially in a career or social hierarchy, often starting from a low position.
Examples
ลุงlungลุงlung1uncle (younger brother of parent)2older man (form of address)ของฉันkŏng chănของฉันkŏng chănmy; mineเริ่มrêrmเริ่มrêrm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart (literary/formal)3parting; separation (literary)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsพนักงานขายpá-nák-ngaan kăaiพนักงานขายpá-nák-ngaan kăaisalesperson; sales associate; sales representativeธรรมดาtam-má-daaธรรมดาtam-má-daa1ordinary; normal; usual2plain; simple; unremarkable3ordinarily; normally; typicallyแต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)4even; despite (emphatic concessive)ก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerพยายามpà-yaa-yaamพยายามpà-yaa-yaam[to] try; attemptไต่เต้าdtài dtâoไต่เต้าdtài dtâo[to] work one's way up; climb the ladderจนได้jon dâiจนได้jon dâi1ended up (resultative, often undesired)2eventually; in the end; after all3There it is; so it happened (after all)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsผู้จัดการpôo jàt gaanผู้จัดการpôo jàt gaan1manager; administrator2personal manager; handler
My uncle started as a regular salesperson, but he worked his way up to become a manager.
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ไต่เต้าdtài dtâoไต่เต้าdtài dtâo[to] work one's way up; climb the ladder