กลศึก(gon sèuk)

Meanings

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stratagem; military tactics

tricks, ruses, or tactical plans used in warfare; the art of devising strategic maneuvers in battle

Examples

แม่ทัพmâe tápแม่ทัพmâe tápgeneral; army commanderใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] order; command (someone to do) [colloq.]5be acceptable/valid; okay [set phrase]กลศึกgon sèukกลศึกgon sèukstratagem; military tacticsที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotชาญฉลาดchaan chà-làatชาญฉลาดchaan chà-làatsmart; shrewd; prudentเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofเอาชนะao chá-náเอาชนะao chá-ná1[to] defeat; beat; prevail (over an opponent)2[to] overcome; surmount (a problem/feeling)ข้าศึกkâa sèukข้าศึกkâa sèukenemy; foe (military)
The general used a clever tactic to defeat the enemy.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

กลgonกลgon1trick; stratagem2mechanism; device workings3[to] swallowPart 1
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ศึกsùekศึกsùek1war; battle (formal/literary)2contest; rivalry (figurative)Part 2
กลศึกgon sèukกลศึกgon sèukstratagem; military tactics