เวียนว่าย(wiian wâai)
Meanings
1VerbB2
[to] circle around; move round and round
to move in circles or repeatedly around something.
Examples
ฝูงปลาfŏong bplaaฝูงปลาfŏong bplaaschool (of fish); shoal (of fish)ตัวเล็กdtuua lékตัวเล็กdtuua lék1small; small in build2lowercase (letters)3small version/variantเวียนว่ายwiian wâaiเวียนว่ายwiian wâai1[to] circle around; move round and round2[to] be stuck in cycles; undergo repeated rebirthรอบrôpรอบrôp1round; cycle; lap; turn2time slot; session3perimeter; circumference; surrounding area4around; surrounding5careful; cautious; thorough6classifier: rounds; laps; showings7all around; fullyทุ่นtûnทุ่นtûn1float; buoy2float component; buoyancy aid3[to] lessen; reduce; save (effort/time)อย่างyàangอย่างyàang1kind; type; sort2manner; way3in the manner of; -ly4classifier (for kinds/types)ไม่กลัวmâi gluuaไม่กลัวmâi gluuanot afraid; fearlessคนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: people
A school of small fish circles around the buoy without fear of people.
2VerbB2
[to] be stuck in cycles; undergo repeated rebirth
to be trapped in a recurring cycle, especially the cycle of rebirth in Buddhist context; also used figuratively for repeating the same patterns.
Examples
หลวงพ่อlŭuang pâwหลวงพ่อlŭuang pâw1Venerable monk (form of address)2revered Buddha image/statue3respected elder monk (specific abbot)สอนsŏnสอนsŏn1[to] instruct; train [sb]2[to] admonish; give moral guidance3[to] teach [sb] [sth]ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeมนุษย์má-nútมนุษย์má-nút1human; human being2humane; compassionateเวียนว่ายwiian wâaiเวียนว่ายwiian wâai1[to] circle around; move round and round2[to] be stuck in cycles; undergo repeated rebirthอยู่ในyòo naiอยู่ในyòo nai[to] be in [somewhere]วัฏสงสารwát sŏng-săanวัฏสงสารwát sŏng-săansamsara; cycle of rebirthเพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingยังyangยังyang1not yet (with ไม่)2yet? (question use)3still; continuing4still/even (emphatic degree)ยึดติดyéut dtìtยึดติดyéut dtìt1[to] stick; adhere (to [sth])2[to] cling to; be fixated on3stuck; adherentในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)กิเลสgì-lêtกิเลสgì-lêt1defilements (Buddhist)2base desire; craving
The monk taught that humans are trapped in the cycle of rebirth because they still cling to defilements.
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เวียนว่ายwiian wâaiเวียนว่ายwiian wâai[to] circle around; move round and round