for the Thai language
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| ไขว้เขว khwaiF khwaehR |
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| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | ไคฺว่-เขฺว |
| IPA | kʰwâj kʰwěː |
| Royal Thai General System | khwai khwe |
| [adjective] | |||
| definition | [is] confusing; ambiguous; easily misunderstood | ||
| components | ไขว้  | khwaiF | to cross two objects together; to arrange in a crisscrossed way; to interlock or link together; to swap or interchange |
| เขว | khwaehR | to distort; to diverge; to go awry | |
| synonyms | งง | ngohngM | [is] confused; puzzled; taken aback |
| เง็ง | ngengM | [is] very confused | |
| สับสน | sapL sohnR | [of a person's state of mind] [is] confused; bewildered; at sea; baffled; disorientated; flummoxed; muddled; nonplussed; perplexed; puzzled; taken aback | |
| example | เข้าใจไขว้เขว | khaoF jaiM khwaiF khwaehR | to misunderstand |
| sample sentence | เมื่อเจอะกับประชาธิปไตยจึงย่อมไขว้เขวและอาจจะหลงเสน่ห์เสือสิงห์กระทิงแรดได้ง่าย meuuaF juhL gapL bpraL chaaM thipH bpaL dtaiM jeungM yaawmF khwaiF khwaehR laeH aatL jaL lohngR saL naehL seuuaR singR graL thingM raaetF daiF ngaaiF "When confronted by democracy they become confused and are subject to being bamboozled by the wiles of con artists and flimflam men." | ||