การบ่ายเบี่ยง(gaan bàai-bìiang)

Meanings

2NounB2

deflection; sidestepping

a tactic of changing the subject or diverting attention to escape addressing the point at hand

Examples

เมื่อmêuuaเมื่อmêuua1when; at the time that2when (past time marker)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ถามtăamถามtăam1[to] ask; inquire2[to] question; interrogate3[to] ask about; consultเรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3about; regarding (as a topic marker)4classifier for stories/films/casesกำหนดส่งงานgam-nòt sòng ngaanกำหนดส่งงานgam-nòt sòng ngaandeadline; submission deadlineการบ่ายเบี่ยงgaan bàai-bìiangการบ่ายเบี่ยงgaan bàai-bìiang1evasion; avoidance2deflection; sidesteppingไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)คุยkuiคุยkui1[to] discuss; talk over2[to] date [sb]; be seeing [sb] (informal)3[to] brag; boast4[to] chat; talkเรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3about; regarding (as a topic marker)4classifier for stories/films/casesดินฟ้าอากาศdin fáa aa-gàatดินฟ้าอากาศdin fáa aa-gàat1weather2the natural elements; the outdoorsของเขาkŏng kăoของเขาkŏng kăohis; hers; theirsมันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2he/she (colloquial, impolite)3greasy; oily; fatty4starchy tuber (yam, taro, etc.)5oil/fat (substance)6creamy; rich (texture/taste)7fun; thrilling; highly entertainingชัดเจนchát-jenชัดเจนchát-jen1clear; distinct; obvious2explicit; definite; unambiguous; unequivocalมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatly
When I asked about the deadline, his diversion to talk about the weather was very obvious.

Word Breakdown

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การบ่ายเบี่ยงgaan bàai-bìiangการบ่ายเบี่ยงgaan bàai-bìiangevasion; avoidance