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shanghai

/ʃæŋˈhaɪ/

ចាប់បង្ខំ

  1. verb ចាប់បង្ខំ, បង្ខិតបង្ខំ
    to force or trick someone into doing something
    បង្ខំ ឬបោកបញ្ឆោតនរណាម្នាក់ឱ្យធ្វើអ្វីមួយ
    They were shanghaied into organizing the party.
    ពួកគេត្រូវបានគេចាប់បង្ខំឱ្យរៀបចំកម្មវិធីជប់លៀង។

Synonyms: coerce, force, trick, kidnap, press-gang

Forms: shanghaied, shanghaiing, shanghais

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Source: ToolOrca English–Khmer dictionary.