เล่ห์เหลี่ยม(lây lìiam)

Meanings

1NounB2

trick; ruse; stratagem

a clever or deceptive tactic used to gain advantage.

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] order; command (someone to do) [colloq.]5be acceptable/valid; okay [set phrase]เล่ห์เหลี่ยมlây lìiamเล่ห์เหลี่ยมlây lìiam1trick; ruse; stratagem2cunning; craftiness; guileหลอกlòkหลอกlòk1[to] deceive; cheat; trick2[to] tease; prank; startle; spook3fake; sham; counterfeit4[to] lure; bait; entice (under false pretenses)ให้hâiให้hâi1[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; permitคู่แข่งkôo kàengคู่แข่งkôo kàeng1competitor; rival2opponentยอมyomยอมyom1[to] agree; consent2[to] allow; permit3[to] yield; give in; submit4[to] admit (acknowledge)ถอนตัวtŏn dtuuaถอนตัวtŏn dtuua1[to] withdraw; pull out2withdrawal (of participation)3[to] back out; quitจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart (literary/formal)3parting; separation (literary)การประมูลgaan bprà-moonการประมูลgaan bprà-moon1auction (sale by bidding)2competitive bidding/tender
He used a crafty tactic to trick his rival into withdrawing from the bidding.
2NounB2

cunning; craftiness; guile

the quality of being skilled at deception or outsmarting others.

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเอาตัวรอดao dtuua rôtเอาตัวรอดao dtuua rôt1[to] survive; [to] get by2[to] save one’s own skinได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)6okay; sure; agreedเพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingมีเล่ห์เหลี่ยมmee lây-lìiamมีเล่ห์เหลี่ยมmee lây-lìiamcunning; devious; slyในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)การเจรจาgaan jay-rá-jaaการเจรจาgaan jay-rá-jaanegotiation; talks
He got out of trouble because he is skilled at deception in negotiations.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

เล่ห์lêhเล่ห์lêhtrick; stratagem; guile; rusePart 1
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เหลี่ยมlìiamเหลี่ยมlìiam1corner; edge; angle2facet; side; aspect3cunning; craftyPart 2
เล่ห์เหลี่ยมlây lìiamเล่ห์เหลี่ยมlây lìiamtrick; ruse; stratagem