เท่าทันกล(tâo tan gon)

Meanings

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alert to trickery; not easily deceived

Able to see through someone’s tricks or schemes and not be fooled; quick to catch on.

Examples

ครูkruuครูkruu1teacher2master; mentor (respectful)3teacher (classifier; formal)เท่าทันกลtâo tan gonเท่าทันกลtâo tan gonalert to trickery; not easily deceivedนักเรียนnák riianนักเรียนnák riianschool student; pupilเลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)จับได้jàp dâiจับได้jàp dâi1[to] catch; capture [sb/sth] (successfully)2[to] catch (sb) in the act; discover wrongdoing; find out (a secret)3[to] draw/pick (by lot)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeแอบลอกàep lôkแอบลอกàep lôk[to] secretly copy (cheat)กันganกันgan1each 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; earmark
The teacher saw through the students’ tricks and caught them cheating.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

เท่าทันtâo tanเท่าทันtâo tan1keep up with; keep pace with2[to] see through in time; be alert to3match; be on par withPart 1
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กลgonกลgon1trick; stratagem2mechanism; device workings3[to] swallowPart 2
เท่าทันกลtâo tan gonเท่าทันกลtâo tan gonalert to trickery; not easily deceived