เกี่ยง(gìiang)

Meanings

1VerbB1

[to] shirk; push a task onto others

To be unwilling to do something and try to push the responsibility or task onto others; to shirk.

Examples

ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3against; versus4to; toward (recipient/target)5side dish; accompaniment6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)น้องชายnóng chaaiน้องชายnóng chaai1younger brother2penis (euphemistic)ชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)เกี่ยงgìiangเกี่ยงgìiang1[to] shirk; push a task onto others2[to] haggle; dispute over termsกันganกันgan1each other; one another (post-verb marker)2[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block3classifier: panel; partition; screen (rare)4together; together with5protective; preventive (modifier)6I; me (informal, male speech)7[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkล้างจานláang jaanล้างจานláang jaan[to] wash dishes; do the dishes
My younger brother and I like to shirk the task of washing the dishes (by pushing it on each other).
2VerbB1

[to] haggle; dispute over terms

To dispute or haggle, especially over a price, share, or terms, often with a sense of contention or reluctance.

Examples

แม่ค้าmâe-káaแม่ค้าmâe-káafemale vendor; saleswoman; shopkeeperกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3against; versus4to; toward (recipient/target)5side dish; accompaniment6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)ลูกค้าlûuk-káaลูกค้าlûuk-káa1customer; client2regular customer; patronกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1power; strength2power; force (physics)3troops; forces4currently; in the middle ofเกี่ยงgìiangเกี่ยงgìiang1[to] shirk; push a task onto others2[to] haggle; dispute over termsราคาraa-kaaราคาraa-kaa1price; cost2price level; listed price3[to] cost; [to be] priced atกันganกันgan1each other; one another (post-verb marker)2[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block3classifier: panel; partition; screen (rare)4together; together with5protective; preventive (modifier)6I; me (informal, male speech)7[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkอยู่yòoอยู่yòo1to be (located); be at2progressive/continuative marker3[to] live; reside; stay4to exist; remain
The seller and the customer are haggling over the price.

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