ไต่เต้า

Thai

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

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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