ความย้อนแย้ง(kwaam yón yáeng)

Meanings

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contradiction; paradox

a situation or statement that contains two opposite facts or ideas.

Examples

มันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2he/she (colloquial, impolite)3greasy; oily; fatty4starchy tuber (yam, taro, etc.)5oil/fat (substance)6creamy; rich (texture/taste)7fun; thrilling; highly entertainingเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsความย้อนแย้งkwaam yón yáengความย้อนแย้งkwaam yón yáengcontradiction; paradoxที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillบอกว่าbòk wâaบอกว่าbòk wâa1[to] say/tell that; report/declare that2[of text/sign] say/indicate thatอยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forสุขภาพดีsùk-kà-pâap deeสุขภาพดีsùk-kà-pâap deehealthy; in good healthแต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)4even; despite (emphatic concessive)ก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerยังyangยังyang1not yet (with ไม่)2yet? (question use)3still; continuing4still/even (emphatic degree)สูบบุหรี่sòop bù-rèeสูบบุหรี่sòop bù-rèe[to] smoke (cigarettes/tobacco)จัดjàtจัดjàt1[to] arrange; organize; set up2[to] provide; supply; allocate3[to] impose; levy; enforce; arrange (officially)4intense; extreme (colloquial)
It's a contradiction that he says he wants to be healthy but still smokes heavily.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ความkwaamความkwaam1abstract noun prefix2fact; matter; affair (formal)Part 1
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ย้อนแย้งyón yáengย้อนแย้งyón yáeng1[to] be (self-)contradictory; be inconsistent2contradictory; paradoxicalPart 2
ความย้อนแย้งkwaam yón yáengความย้อนแย้งkwaam yón yáengcontradiction; paradox