ไว้หน้า(wái nâa)

Meanings

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[to] let [sb] save face; [to] go easy on [sb]

to avoid embarrassing someone and be lenient with them so they keep their dignity or reputation; to let someone save face.

Examples

ถึงจะtĕung jàถึงจะtĕung jà1only if; only when; not until2even if; even though; although (often with ก็)รู้rúuรู้rúu1[to] know; be aware of2[to] know how (to do)3[to] feel; sense; perceive4be acquainted with (someone/thing)5[to] realize; find out; learnว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillพูดผิดpûut pìtพูดผิดpûut pìt[to] misspeak; [to] say [sth] wrongแต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)4even; despite (emphatic concessive)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerเงียบngîiapเงียบngîiap1quiet; silent2quiet (place/time)3[to] be quiet; fall silent4[to] go silent; ghost [sb] (colloq.)ไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)3so that; in order to4for later; in reserve5[to] leave (something) as is6[to] set aside; reserveเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofไว้หน้าwái nâaไว้หน้าwái nâa[to] let [sb] save face; [to] go easy on [sb]เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ที่ประชุมtêe bprà-chumที่ประชุมtêe bprà-chum1meeting; conference (event)2the assembly; the body3meeting venue/room
Even though I knew he was wrong, I kept quiet to let him save face in the meeting.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)3so that; in order to4for later; in reserve5[to] leave (something) as is6[to] set aside; reservePart 1
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หน้าnâaหน้าnâa1front; frontage2next; upcoming3face—prefix (before nouns)4in front; at the front5season (in names)6page7facePart 2
ไว้หน้าwái nâaไว้หน้าwái nâa[to] let [sb] save face; [to] go easy on [sb]