ย้อนแย้ง
yón yáeng
Meanings
1NounB2
[to] be (self-)contradictory; be inconsistent
to conflict with itself or with something else; to be logically inconsistent or mutually incompatible
Examples
การกระทำgaan grà-tamการกระทำgaan grà-tam1action; act; deed2conduct (as judged)3act (legal term)ของเขาkŏng kăoของเขาkŏng kăohis; hers; theirsมักจะmák jàมักจะmák jà1often; usually (habit/frequency)2tend to; be apt/prone to (general tendency)ย้อนแย้งyón yáengย้อนแย้งyón yáeng1[to] be (self-)contradictory; be inconsistent2contradictory; paradoxicalกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3against; versus4to; toward (recipient/target)5side dish; accompaniment6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)คำพูดkam pôotคำพูดkam pôot1what someone says; remarks2one's word; promise3wording; phrasingเสมอsà-mĕrเสมอsà-mĕr1always; invariably2constantly; habitually3equal; level; even4[to] draw; [to] tie
His actions often conflict with his words.
2NounB2
contradictory; paradoxical
containing ideas or statements that conflict with each other; not logically consistent; paradoxical
Examples
มันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2he/she (colloquial, impolite)3greasy; oily; fatty4starchy tuber (yam, taro, etc.)5oil/fat (substance)6creamy; rich (texture/taste)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsสถานการณ์sà-tăa-ná-gaanสถานการณ์sà-tăa-ná-gaan1scenario; situation context2situation; circumstancesที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotย้อนแย้งyón yáengย้อนแย้งyón yáeng1[to] be (self-)contradictory; be inconsistent2contradictory; paradoxicalมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatlyที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightทำลายป่าtam-laai bpàaทำลายป่าtam-laai bpàa[to] deforest; destroy a forestเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofสร้างsâangสร้างsâang1[to] build; construct2[to] create; produce3[to] establish; found4[to] generate; developเขื่อนkèuuanเขื่อนkèuuan1dam2embankment; levee; dikeผลิตpà-lìtผลิตpà-lìt1to produce; manufacture2to generate; yieldไฟฟ้าfai fáaไฟฟ้าfai fáa1electric; electrical2electricity; electric powerพลังงานสะอาดpá-lang ngaan sà-àatพลังงานสะอาดpá-lang ngaan sà-àatclean energy; low-emission energy
It's a very paradoxical situation that we have to destroy a forest to build a dam for clean energy.
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ย้อนแย้งyón yáengย้อนแย้งyón yáeng[to] be (self-)contradictory; be inconsistent