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| เล่นพรรคเล่นพวก lenF phakH lenF phuaakF |  |
| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | เล่น-พัก-เล่น-พวก |
| IPA | lên pʰák lên pʰûːak |
| Royal Thai General System | len phak len phuak |
| [verb] | |||
| definition | to play favoritism; favor one's friends | ||
| components |  เล่น   | lenF | to play; have fun; enjoy; amuse; jest; have fun on the Internet |
| พรรค | phakH | group of people united by a common idea; [such as] a political party | |
| เล่น | lenF | to play; have fun; enjoy; amuse; jest; have fun on the Internet | |
| พวก | phuaakF | [of people, animals] a group, a party | |
| synonym | เล่นพวก | lenF phuaakF | to play favorites |
| sample sentence | ครั้งหนึ่งเราเคยพูดกันว่า ระบบราชการไทยไร้ประสิทธิภาพ เต็มไปด้วยขั้นตอนมากมาย เชื่องช้า เล่นพรรคเล่นพวก khrangH neungL raoM kheeuyM phuutF ganM waaF raH bohpL raatF chaH gaanM thaiM raiH bpraL sitL thiH phaapF dtemM bpaiM duayF khanF dtaawnM maakF maaiM cheuuangF chaaH lenF phakH lenF phuaakF "At one time we used to say that Thailand’s system of governance was inefficient, was bogged down by red tape, operated at a snail’s pace, and was beset by favoritism." | ||
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