ยุ
egg on
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- 1 egg on、incite
It means to egg someone on, pushing them toward an action, often something unwise or likely to cause trouble.
egg on、incite
To stir someone up or urge them to do something. It often suggests encouraging trouble, but can also describe playful pressure from friends.
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ไม่ต้องมายุเลย mây tɔ̂ŋ maa yú ləəy Stop egging me on. ไม่ต้องมายุเลย details
Learning notes
Explanation
The core idea is giving someone a verbal push toward taking action. The action is often troublesome or ill-advised, but friends can also use it for playful encouragement to make a purchase or ask someone out. Common patterns are ยุ + person + ให้ + action and ยุให้ + person + action. The person or action can be left out when clear from context. The verb itself does not establish whether the person actually followed through.
Usage
Use it when someone stirs up a fight, friends push someone to buy something or ask someone out, or a person tells others to stop egging them on.
Caution
For straightforward emotional support or cheering, ให้กำลังใจ or เชียร์ is usually more appropriate. ยุ suggests pushing someone toward an action. In informal messages, ยุ sometimes appears as a nonstandard spelling of อยู่. Use อยู่ in standard writing when you mean to be somewhere or to be doing something.
Differences from similar words
1 egg on synonyms
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กระตุ้น means to stimulate or motivate and works in many contexts, including work and learning. ยุ more specifically suggests urging someone on through words.
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ชวน means to invite someone or suggest doing something. ยุ adds a sense of egging the person on, sometimes toward something they should avoid.