เส้นสาย
Thai
Pronunciation
Orthographic | เส้นสาย e s ˆ n s ā y | |
Phonemic {Unorthographical; Short} | เซ็่น-สาย e z ˘ ˋ n – s ā y | |
Romanization | Paiboon | sên-sǎai |
Royal Institute | sen-sai | |
(standard) IPA(key) | /sen˥˩.saːj˩˩˦/(R) |
Noun
เส้นสาย • (sên-sǎai)
- connection, that is, a person, especially one of influence, importance, or power, with whom one is associated, as by kinship or common interests.
- เพราะมีเส้นสายเขาจึงได้รับเลือกเป็นผู้พิพากษาศาลฎีกา
- Because of his connections, he was selected as a supreme court judge.
- เขาหลุดคดีทุจริตเพราะอาศัยเส้นสาย
- With the help of his connections, he was acquitted of the corruption charges.
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