วัดกึ๋น
wát gĕun
Meanings
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[to] test [sb's] wits; [to] challenge [sb's] ability
to test or challenge someone's intelligence, skill, or courage.
Examples
หัวหน้าแผนกhŭua-nâa pà-nàekหัวหน้าแผนกhŭua-nâa pà-nàekdepartment head; section chiefชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)ตั้งคำถามdtâng kam tăamตั้งคำถามdtâng kam tăam1[to] pose/raise a question; formulate a question2[to] question; call into question; challengeยากๆyâak yâakยากๆyâak yâak1difficult (various); the hard ones2rather/quite difficult; somewhat tricky (emphatic)เพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofวัดกึ๋นwát gĕunวัดกึ๋นwát gĕun[to] test [sb's] wits; [to] challenge [sb's] abilityลูกlôokลูกlôok1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4seed; kernel (round unit)5classifier: round/small items6customer; client (colloquial)น้องใหม่nóng màiน้องใหม่nóng mài1newcomer; newbie2freshman; first-year student3new; newly joinedเสมอsà-mĕrเสมอsà-mĕr1always; invariably2constantly; habitually3equal; level; even4[to] draw; [to] tie
The department head always likes to ask difficult questions to test the new employees' intelligence.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
ลองภูมิlong poomลองภูมิlong poom[to] test [sb]'s knowledge/level; [to] quiz [sb]
[to] test [sb]'s knowledge/level; [to] quiz [sb]
วัดไอคิวwát ai kiwวัดไอคิวwát ai kiw1[to] measure IQ; [to] take an IQ test2[to] test [sb]'s intelligence (colloquial)
- [to] measure IQ; [to] take an IQ test
- [to] test [sb]'s intelligence (colloquial)
ประลองปัญญาbprà-long bpan-yaaประลองปัญญาbprà-long bpan-yaa1battle of wits; intellectual contest2[to] engage in a battle of wits (with [sb])
- battle of wits; intellectual contest
- [to] engage in a battle of wits (with [sb])
Word Breakdown
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วัดกึ๋นwát gĕunวัดกึ๋นwát gĕun[to] test [sb's] wits; [to] challenge [sb's] ability