มิจฉา
mít-chǎaMeaning
1AdjectiveC1
wrong; false; improper (formal/religious)
An adjective meaning wrong, false, or improper, mainly in formal, literary, and Buddhist contexts (e.g., มิจฉาทิฐิมิจฉาทิฐิmít-chǎa-tí-tìwrong view; false belief ‘wrong view’); the opposite of สัมมาสัมมาsǎm-maa1right; proper (Buddhist)2rightly; properly (Buddhist).
Examples
การพูดโกหกgaan-pûut-goo-hòkการพูดโกหกgaan-pûut-goo-hòklying; telling liesบิดเบือนbìt-bʉʉanบิดเบือนbìt-bʉʉan1[to] distort; misrepresent2distorted; misrepresented (esp. information)ความจริงkwaam-jingความจริงkwaam-jing1truth; fact2actually; in fact; to tell the truthถือเป็นtʉ̌ʉ-bpenถือเป็นtʉ̌ʉ-bpen1[to] be considered; be regarded; count as2[to] constitute; amount toมิจฉาmít-chǎaมิจฉาmít-chǎawrong; false; improper (formal/religious)วาจาwaa-jaaวาจาwaa-jaa1speech; words2manner of speakingซึ่งsʉ̂ngซึ่งsʉ̂ng1which; that (relative pronoun)2which/and this; introducing explanationเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)สิ่งที่sìng-tîiสิ่งที่sìng-tîithe thing that; whatไม่ดีmâi-diiไม่ดีmâi-dii1not good; bad; poor (quality/condition)2improper; immoral3not well; unwell; not okay4badly; poorly
Telling lies and distorting the truth is considered wrong speech, which is a bad thing.
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ความเชื่อkwaam-chʉ̂ʉaที่tîiนำไปสู่nam-bpai-sùuความเกลียดชังkwaam-glìiat-changและlɛ́การเบียดเบียนgaan-bìiat-biianผู้อื่นpûu-ʉ̀ʉnล้วนlúuanมีmiiรากฐานrâak-tǎanมาจากmaa-jàakมิจฉาทิฐิmít-chǎa-tí-tì
Beliefs that lead to hatred and persecution of others are all rooted in wrong views.
ในทางnai-taangพระพุทธศาสนาprá-pút-tá-sàat-sà-nǎaผู้ที่pûu-tîiดำเนินชีวิตdam-nəən-chii-wítผิดpìtทำนองtam-nɔɔngคลองklɔɔngธรรมtamเรียกว่าrîiak-wâaเป็นbpenผู้pûuมีmiiมิจฉาmít-chǎaปฏิปทาbpà-dtì-bpà-taa
In Buddhism, one who lives a life contrary to moral principles is called a person of wrong conduct (micchā-patipadā).
การมีgaan-miiสัมมาsǎm-maaทิฐิtí-tìเป็นbpenก้าวแรกgâao-rɛ̂ɛkที่สำคัญtîi-sǎm-kanในnaiการละgaan-láซึ่งsʉ̂ngมิจฉาmít-chǎaอาชีวะaa-chii-wáและlɛ́การกระทำgaan-grà-tamอันเป็นan-bpenอกุศลà-gù-sǒnทั้งปวงtáng-bpuuang
Having the right view is the first important step in abandoning a wrong livelihood and all unwholesome actions.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -จ, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
mít
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |