มิจฉา(mìt-chăa)

Meanings

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wrong; false; improper (formal/religious)

An adjective meaning wrong, false, or improper, mainly in formal, literary, and Buddhist contexts (e.g., มิจฉาทิฐิมิจฉาทิฐิmìt-chăa-tít-thìwrong view; false belief ‘wrong view’); the opposite of สัมมาสัมมาsăm-maa1right; proper (Buddhist)2rightly; properly (Buddhist).

Examples

การพูดโกหกgaan pôot goh-hòkการพูดโกหกgaan pôot goh-hòklying; telling liesบิดเบือนbìt beuuanบิดเบือนbìt beuuan1[to] distort; misrepresent2distorted; misrepresented (esp. information)ความจริงkwaam jingความจริงkwaam jing1truth; fact2actually; in fact; to tell the truthถือเป็นtĕu bpenถือเป็นtĕu bpen1[to] be considered; be regarded; count as2[to] constitute; amount toมิจฉาmìt-chăaมิจฉาmìt-chăawrong; false; improper (formal/religious)วาจาwaa-jaaวาจาwaa-jaa1speech; words2manner of speakingซึ่งsêungซึ่งsêung1which; that (relative pronoun)2which/and this; introducing explanationเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsสิ่งที่sìng têeสิ่งที่sìng têethe thing that; whatไม่ดีmâi deeไม่ดีmâi dee1not good; bad; poor (quality/condition)2improper; immoral3not well; unwell; not okay4badly; poorly5[!] Not good!
Telling lies and distorting the truth is considered wrong speech, which is a bad thing.

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