ประชดประชัน

bprà-chót bprà-chan

Meanings

1NounB2

sarcasm; sarcastic mockery; irony

a way of speaking that says the opposite of what is meant, often to mock, criticize, or show bitterness

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillพูดpôotพูดpôot1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk aboutประชดประชันbprà-chót bprà-chanประชดประชันbprà-chót bprà-chan1sarcasm; sarcastic mockery; irony2[to] be sarcastic; [to] speak mockinglyว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeทำงานtam ngaanทำงานtam ngaan1[to] work; do one's job; be on duty2[to] function; operateเก่งจังgèng jangเก่งจังgèng jang[!] so clever!; well done!นะนะ1[!] persuasive/confirming particle2[!] softener; friendly particle3[!] attention-getter (initial position)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerสายsăaiสายsăai1line; wire; cable2route; line (transport/communication)3late (in the day); running late4strand; string; thread (long thin piece)5lineage; affiliation; branch6classifier for long, flexible things (wires, ropes, necklaces)7morning (late morning period)ทุกวันtúk wanทุกวันtúk wan1every day; daily2everyday (attributive); dailyเลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)ทั้งที่táng têeทั้งที่táng têe1although; even though2despite; in spite ofจริงjingจริงjing1really; truly; indeed2truth; reality (rare as noun)3true; real; genuine4[!] intensifier particle (final)กำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1power; strength2power; force (physics)3troops; forces4currently; in the middle ofตำหนิdtam-nìตำหนิdtam-nì1[to] criticize; reproach; blame2fault; defect; blemish (esp. mark on an object)
He said sarcastically, “Wow, great work, coming late every day,” when he actually meant to criticize.
2NounB2

[to] be sarcastic; [to] speak mockingly

to say something in a deliberately opposite or exaggerated way to deride or criticize

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillพูดpôotพูดpôot1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk aboutประชดประชันbprà-chót bprà-chanประชดประชันbprà-chót bprà-chan1sarcasm; sarcastic mockery; irony2[to] be sarcastic; [to] speak mockinglyว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeทำงานtam ngaanทำงานtam ngaan1[to] work; do one's job; be on duty2[to] function; operateช้าจังcháa jangช้าจังcháa jang1so slow!2so slowเลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)เก่งจริงๆgèng jing jingเก่งจริงๆgèng jing jingreally good!; very skilled!นะนะ1[!] persuasive/confirming particle2[!] softener; friendly particle3[!] attention-getter (initial position)
He said sarcastically, ‘So slow at work—how impressive indeed.’