ประลองปัญญา
bprà-long bpan-yaa
Meanings
1NounB2
battle of wits; intellectual contest
A contest where people try to outsmart each other using knowledge and quick thinking; an intellectual competition.
Examples
โรงเรียนrong rianโรงเรียนrong rian1school (institution)2school (building)ของเราkŏng raoของเราkŏng rao1our (belonging to us)2ours3our side; our group (we/us collectively)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)จัดงานjàt ngaanจัดงานjàt ngaan[to] organize/host an eventประลองปัญญาbprà-long bpan-yaaประลองปัญญาbprà-long bpan-yaa1battle of wits; intellectual contest2[to] engage in a battle of wits (with [sb])เพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofชิงchingชิงching1[to] seize; snatch (before others)2[to] compete for; vie for3[to] usurp; appropriate; seize4[to] preempt; do firstทุนการศึกษาtun gaan sèuk-săaทุนการศึกษาtun gaan sèuk-săascholarship; study grantในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)สัปดาห์หน้าsàp-daa nâaสัปดาห์หน้าsàp-daa nâa1next week2next week (time expression)
Our school will hold an intellectual competition for a scholarship next week.
2VerbB2
[to] engage in a battle of wits (with [sb])
To compete in intelligence or quick thinking, trying to outsmart another person.
Examples
เด็กdèkเด็กdèk1child; kid2young person (informal)3classifier: childrenสองsŏngสองsŏng1two; 22secondคนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3that (emphatic/contrastive final particle)ชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerประลองปัญญาbprà-long bpan-yaaประลองปัญญาbprà-long bpan-yaa1battle of wits; intellectual contest2[to] engage in a battle of wits (with [sb])กันganกันgan1each other; one another (post-verb marker)2[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block3classifier: panel; partition; screen (rare)4together; together with5protective; preventive (modifier)6I; me (informal, male speech)ด้วยdûuayด้วยdûuay1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because; since (formal/literary)5polite/softening sentence particle (formal)6because of; due toการเล่นgaan lênการเล่นgaan lên1play; playing (for fun)2performance; style of play3wordplay/technique; stylistic useหมากรุกmàak rúkหมากรุกmàak rúk1chess; makruk (Thai chess)2Thai chess (makruk)หลังlăngหลังlăng1back (of body)2behind; at the back of3after; later than4roof (of a house)5CL: building; house; structure6rear; back (part)เลิกเรียนlêrk riianเลิกเรียนlêrk riian1[to] finish school; [to] get out of class; school is out2[to] dismiss class
Those two kids like to compete in intelligence by playing chess after school.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
ชิงไหวชิงพริบching wăi ching prípชิงไหวชิงพริบching wăi ching príp[to] outwit each other; [to] engage in a battle of wits
[to] outwit each other; [to] engage in a battle of wits
วัดกึ๋นwát gĕunวัดกึ๋นwát gĕun[to] test [sb's] wits; [to] challenge [sb's] ability
[to] test [sb's] wits; [to] challenge [sb's] ability
Word Breakdown
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ประลองปัญญาbprà-long bpan-yaaประลองปัญญาbprà-long bpan-yaabattle of wits; intellectual contest