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| แป๊ะเจี๊ยะ bpaeH jiaH |  |
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| 1. | additional charge or premium paid by a prospective tenant to a landlord [see notes] |
| 2. | additional charges paid by parents to get their children into school |
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| Phonemic Thai | แป๊ะ-เจี๊ยะ |
| IPA | pɛ́ʔ tɕíaʔ |
| Royal Thai General System | paechia |
| 1. [noun, loanword, Chinese] | |||
| definition | additional charge or premium paid by a prospective tenant to a landlord [see notes] | ||
| notes | At present, this word means: "(A considerably great amount of) additional money that Thai parents pay usually to those notable schools for their child's admission." | ||
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| synonym | เงินกินเปล่า | ngernM ginM bplaaoL | extra payment |
| related word | เก๋าเจี๊ยะ | gaoR jiaH | a bribe to get things done |
| 2. [loanword, Chinese] | |||
| definition | additional charges paid by parents to get their children into school | ||
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| sample sentence | ช่วงที่มีการพิจารณารับนักเรียนเพิ่มเติมหลังจากรอบแรก จะเป็นช่องทางให้มีการเรียกรับเงินแป๊ะเจี๊ยะมากที่สุด chuaangF theeF meeM gaanM phiH jaaM raH naaM rapH nakH riianM pheermF dteermM langR jaakL raawpF raaekF jaL bpenM chaawngF thaangM haiF meeM gaanM riiakF rapH ngernM bpaeH jiaH maakF theeF sootL "The period of time which students are chosen to attend school after the first (selection) round is the time in which the greatest amount of 'additional fees' are collected." | ||
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