ถอย

From Middle Chinese 退 (MC thwojH, “step back, withdraw”). Cognate with Lao ຖອຍ (thǭi), Lü ᦏᦾ (ṫhoay), Shan ထွႆ (thǎui).

ถอย • (tɔ̌i) (abstract noun การถอย)

1. to move back, backwards, aside, or away; to cause to do so.
2. (slang) to buy (a new car or other vehicle) [originating from an act of moving a new car out of a store].
3. (slang, humorous) to buy or get (something new).
4. to decrease; to reduce; to lessen; to diminish.
5. to retreat; to withdraw.
6. (figurative) to give up; to admit defeat; to quit; to yield.