ไต่เต้า

Thai

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ไต่เต้า ai t ˋ e t ˆ ā
Phonemic		ไต่-เต้า ai t ˋ – e t ˆ ā
Romanization	Paiboon	dtài-dtâo
	Royal Institute	tai-tao
(standard) IPA^(key)		/taj˨˩.taw˥˩/^(R)

Verb

ไต่เต้า • (dtài-dtâo) (abstract noun การไต่เต้า)

(intransitive) walk slowly
(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

เขยิบฐานะ
ถีบตัว (tìip-dtuua)

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