ย้อนศร(yón sŏn)
Meanings
1VerbB2
[to] drive against traffic
to travel in the opposite direction of the designated traffic flow (e.g., going the wrong way on a one‑way street)
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillขี่kèeขี่kèe1[to] ride2[to] bully; lord overมอเตอร์ไซค์mo-dter-sáiมอเตอร์ไซค์mo-dter-sái1classifier: คัน2motorcycle; motorbikeย้อนศรyón sŏnย้อนศรyón sŏn1[to] drive against traffic2[to] go against the flow; buck the trend (figurative)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ซอยsoiซอยsoi1lane; small street2[to] finely slice; shred3classifier for lanes/alleysจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofตำรวจdtam-rùuatตำรวจdtam-rùuatpolice; police officerต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightเรียกrîakเรียกrîak1[to] call out; summon; hail2[to] ask for; charge; demand3[to] recruit; enlist4[to] call [sb/sth] (by name); nameเตือนdteuuanเตือนdteuuan1[to] warn2[to] remind3[to] caution; admonish
He rode his motorcycle against the designated traffic flow in the lane, so the police had to warn him.
2VerbC1
[to] go against the flow; buck the trend (figurative)
to act or speak in a way that opposes prevailing rules, trends, or common opinion (figurative)
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillกล้าglâaกล้าglâa1brave; courageous2to dare3seedling; young plant4bravely; boldlyพูดpôotพูดpôot1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk aboutย้อนศรyón sŏnย้อนศรyón sŏn1[to] drive against traffic2[to] go against the flow; buck the trend (figurative)กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3against; versus4to; toward (recipient/target)5side dish; accompaniment6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)ผู้ใหญ่pôo yàiผู้ใหญ่pôo yài1adult; grown-up2elder; respected senior3authority; person in charge4senior; adult (modifier)5adult (modifier)เพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofเสนอsà-nĕrเสนอsà-nĕr1[to] propose; suggest2[to] present3[to] offer (for acceptance)4[to] submitความเห็นkwaam hĕnความเห็นkwaam hĕn1opinion; view2official/legal opinion3opinion; commentที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotต่างจากdtàang jàakต่างจากdtàang jàak[to] be different from [sb/sth]; differ from [sb/sth]; be unlike [sb/sth]กระแสหลักgrà-săe làkกระแสหลักgrà-săe làk1the mainstream2mainstream
He dared to speak against the prevailing opinion to offer a view different from the mainstream.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
สวนกระแสsŭuan grà-săeสวนกระแสsŭuan grà-săe[to] go against the trend
[to] go against the trend
ขับสวนเลนkàp sŭuan laynขับสวนเลนkàp sŭuan layn[to] drive against traffic; [to] drive wrong-way
[to] drive against traffic; [to] drive wrong-way
วิ่งสวนเลนwîng sŭuan laynวิ่งสวนเลนwîng sŭuan layn[to] go against traffic (in the oncoming lane)
[to] go against traffic (in the oncoming lane)
สวนทางsŭuan taangสวนทางsŭuan taang1[to] go in opposite directions; pass each other2[to] be contrary to; run counter to; conflict with (สวนทางกับ)3in the opposite direction; against the flow/traffic
- [to] go in opposite directions; pass each other
- [to] be contrary to; run counter to; conflict with (สวนทางกับ)
- in the opposite direction; against the flow/traffic
Word Breakdown
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ย้อนศรyón sŏnย้อนศรyón sŏn[to] drive against traffic