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ไต่เต้า

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Thai

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Etymology

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From ไต่ (dtài, climb) +‎ เต้า (dtâo, go, move).

Pronunciation

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Orthographicไต่เต้า
ai t ˋ e t ˆ ā
Phonemic
ไต่-เต้า
ai t ˋ – e t ˆ ā
RomanizationPaiboondtài-dtâo
Royal Institutetai-tao
(standard) IPA(key)/taj˨˩.taw˥˩/(R)

Verb

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ไต่เต้า (dtài-dtâo) (abstract noun การไต่เต้า)

  1. (intransitive) walk slowly
  2. (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

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