ขวานผ่าซาก(kwăan pàa sâak)
Meanings
1AdjectiveB2
blunt; brutally frank; tactless
blunt and brutally frank, often to the point of rudeness; describes a person or their way of speaking.
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsคนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleขวานผ่าซากkwăan pàa sâakขวานผ่าซากkwăan pàa sâak1blunt; brutally frank; tactless2bluntly; in a brutally frank, tactless wayแต่จริงๆdtàe jing jingแต่จริงๆdtàe jing jingbut actually; but in reality; in factแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)ใจดีjai deeใจดีjai deekind; good-naturedนะnáนะná1[!] persuasive/confirming particle2[!] softener; friendly particle3[!] attention-getter (initial position)
He is a blunt person, but actually, he's kind-hearted.
2AdverbB2
bluntly; in a brutally frank, tactless way
in a blunt and brutally frank manner that can be rude or insensitive; used to describe how someone speaks.
Examples
เธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2term of address (affectionate)3she; herไม่ควรmâi kuuanไม่ควรmâi kuuan1should not; ought not2inappropriate; improperพูดขวานผ่าซากpôot kwăan pàa sâakพูดขวานผ่าซากpôot kwăan pàa sâak[to] speak bluntly; [to] be directแบบนั้นbàep nánแบบนั้นbàep nán1like that; in that way2that kind of; that type of3that kind/that sort (of thing/person)กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3against; versus4to; toward (recipient/target)5side dish; accompaniment6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)หัวหน้าhŭua nâaหัวหน้าhŭua nâa1boss; supervisor2leader; chief
You shouldn't speak so bluntly like that to the boss.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
โผงผางpŏhng păangโผงผางpŏhng păang1bluntly; outspokenly; brusquely2blunt; outspoken; brash
- bluntly; outspokenly; brusquely
- blunt; outspoken; brash
ตรงทื่อdtrong têuตรงทื่อdtrong têu1dead straight; stiffly straight2bluntly direct (manner)
- dead straight; stiffly straight
- bluntly direct (manner)
กระโชกโฮกฮากgrà-chôhk hôhk hâakกระโชกโฮกฮากgrà-chôhk hôhk hâak1harshly; gruffly; aggressively2rough; brusque; gruff (in manner)
- harshly; gruffly; aggressively
- rough; brusque; gruff (in manner)
ไม่อ้อมค้อมmâi ôm kómไม่อ้อมค้อมmâi ôm kóm1direct; straightforward2directly; bluntly; without beating around the bush
- direct; straightforward
- directly; bluntly; without beating around the bush
ตรงไปตรงมาdtrong bpai dtrong maaตรงไปตรงมาdtrong bpai dtrong maa1straightforward; frank2straightforwardly; frankly
- straightforward; frank
- straightforwardly; frankly
Word Breakdown
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ขวานผ่าซากkwăan pàa sâakขวานผ่าซากkwăan pàa sâakblunt; brutally frank; tactless