หลอกตา(lòk dtaa)
Meanings
1VerbB1
[to] trick the eye; [to] create an optical illusion
to create a false visual impression; to make [sb]/[sth] look different from what it really is.
Examples
กระจกgrà-jòkกระจกgrà-jòk1mirror2glass (material; pane; sheet)3glass cover/lens (devices)บานbaanบานbaan1[to] bloom2[to] open wide; [to] swing open3wide; flared4[to] balloon; [to] swell; [to] escalate (cost/size/number)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ช่วยchûuaiช่วยchûuai1please (polite request)2[to] save; rescue [sb]3[to] help; assist [sb/sth]หลอกตาlòk dtaaหลอกตาlòk dtaa1[to] trick the eye; [to] create an optical illusion2optical illusion; visual trickให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitห้องhôngห้องhông1room2classifier: roomsดูdooดูdoo1consult; get advice from2try; have a go3[to] divine; tell fortune4[to] examine; check; inspect5[to] seem; appear6[to] look; watch; seeกว้างขึ้นgwâang kêunกว้างขึ้นgwâang kêun1wider2more broadly3[to] become wider
This mirror helps to create a visual illusion, making the room look more spacious.
2NounB1
optical illusion; visual trick
an effect or image that tricks the eye, making you see something different from reality.
Examples
ภาพpâapภาพpâap1image; picture2scene; view; sight3image (public); reputation4film; movie5vision; mental imageนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsแค่kâeแค่kâe1only; just2merely; simply (downplaying)3only; just (preposition)ภาพpâapภาพpâap1image; picture2scene; view; sight3image (public); reputation4film; movie5vision; mental imageหลอกตาlòk dtaaหลอกตาlòk dtaa1[to] trick the eye; [to] create an optical illusion2optical illusion; visual trickมันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2he/she (colloquial, impolite)3greasy; oily; fatty4starchy tuber (yam, taro, etc.)5oil/fat (substance)6creamy; rich (texture/taste)7fun; thrilling; highly entertainingไม่ได้mâi dâaiไม่ได้mâi dâai1cannot; not allowed; impossible2did not3[to] fail to get/receive [sth]4unacceptable; not allowed (won’t do)5No way!; absolutely not6not really/actually (corrective)เคลื่อนไหวklêuuan wăiเคลื่อนไหวklêuuan wăi1[to] move2[to] act; take action3movement; motion4activist movement; mobilizationจริงๆjing jingจริงๆjing jing1really; truly; actually; indeed2[!] really?!; seriously?!
This picture is just an optical illusion; it's not really moving.
Word Breakdown
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หลอกตาlòk dtaaหลอกตาlòk dtaa[to] trick the eye; [to] create an optical illusion