Thai–English dictionary

ขายหน้า

kǎai-nâa

Audio pronunciation is available for this word.

Commonness: Uncommon in contemporary general Thai.

Meanings

v.
  1. lose face ; suffer shame ; disgrace ; shame ; feel ashamed ; be ashamed ; be disgraced
adj.
  1. abashed ; ashamed ; shameful ; disgraceful

Example sentences

v.lose face ; suffer shame ; disgrace ; shame ; feel ashamed ; be ashamed ; be disgraced

เขายอมรับความผิดเพราะกลัวจะขายหน้า

He admitted his fault because he was afraid of losing face.

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