เห็นแก่

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Thai

Etymology

From เห็น (hěn) +‎ แก่ (gɛ̀ɛ).

Pronunciation

Orthographicเห็นแก่
e h ˘ n æ k ˋ
Phonemic
เห็น-แก่
e h ˘ n – æ k ˋ
RomanizationPaiboonhěn-gɛ̀ɛ
Royal Institutehen-kae
(standard) IPA(key)/hen˩˩˦.kɛː˨˩/(R)

Verb

เห็นแก่ (hěn-gɛ̀ɛ) (abstract noun การเห็นแก่)

  1. to think (only) of.
    เห็นแก่เงิน
    hěn-gɛ̀ɛ ngən
    to think only of money.
    เห็นแก่ตัว
    hěn-gɛ̀ɛ dtuua
    to be selfish.