ไต่เต้า
Thai
Etymology
From ไต่ (dtài, “climb”) + เต้า (dtâo, “go, move”).
Pronunciation
| Orthographic | ไต่เต้า ai t ˋ e t ˆ ā | |
| Phonemic | ไต่-เต้า ai t ˋ – e t ˆ ā | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | dtài-dtâo |
| Royal Institute | tai-tao | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /taj˨˩.taw˥˩/ | |
Verb
ไต่เต้า • (dtài-dtâo) (abstract noun การไต่เต้า)
- (intransitive) walk slowly
- (intransitive, figuratively) slowly climb the social ladder, gradually make one's way up, gradually become a self-made person, gradually move up the social or professional scale, gradually move to a higher position
Synonyms
Synonyms
- เขยิบฐานะ
- ถีบตัว (tìip-dtuua)