เล่นที
lên tee
Meanings
1NounB2
[to] take a sly shot at [sb]; catch [sb] off guard
To act or speak in a sly, ambushing way to put someone at a disadvantage; to play a trick on or take a jab at someone unexpectedly.
Examples
เธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2term of address (affectionate)3she; herมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerเล่นทีเผลอlên tee plĕrเล่นทีเผลอlên tee plĕr[to] catch [sb] off guardถามtăamถามtăam1[to] ask; inquire2[to] question; interrogate3[to] ask about; consultตอนdtonตอนdton1episode; chapter2when; at the time (of)3section; part4time segment; periodฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ยุ่งๆyûng yûngยุ่งๆyûng yûng1busy; tied up (colloq.)2messy; complicated; troublesome (colloq., softened)แบบนี้bàep néeแบบนี้bàep née1like this; in this way2this kind/type (modifier)3this kind (standalone)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerตอบdtòpตอบdtòp1[to] answer; reply2[to] respond; react3answer; responseผิดpìtผิดpìt1wrong; incorrect2illegal; against the law3improper; inappropriate4miss-; wrongly (prefix/adverbial use)5be wrong; make a mistakeสิsìสิsì1[!] emphatic particle (statement)2[!] urging/encouraging particle (imperative)3[!] reassuring/affirming particle
You took a jab at me while I was busy, so of course I answered wrong.
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เล่นทีlên teeเล่นทีlên tee[to] take a sly shot at [sb]; catch [sb] off guard