เอาชนะคะคาน(ao chá-ná ká-kaan)
Meanings
1VerbC1
[to] outdo; get the upper hand (over [sb])
to try to defeat or outdo someone and get the upper hand in a contest or rivalry
Examples
สองsŏngสองsŏng1second2two; 2บริษัทbò-rí-sàtบริษัทbò-rí-sàtcompany; firm; corporationนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)พยายามpà-yaa-yaamพยายามpà-yaa-yaam[to] try; attemptออกòkออกòk1[to] issue; publish2[in sports] out of bounds3[to] quit; resign4[to] pay; spend; disburse5[to] go out; exit; leave6[to] produce; emit; put out7out; outward8[to] come out; appear; be issued9successfully; out (indicating comprehension or discovery)สินค้าsĭn-káaสินค้าsĭn-káa1goods; merchandise2product; itemใหม่ๆmài màiใหม่ๆmài mài1recently; just; newly2new; new ones; brand-new3fresh; just-made/just-picked4at first; initiallyมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for the sake of; on behalf of2for; in order toเอาชนะคะคานao chá-ná ká-kaanเอาชนะคะคานao chá-ná ká-kaan1[to] argue just to win; one‑up [sb]2[to] outdo; get the upper hand (over [sb])กันganกันgan1each other; one another (post-verb marker)2together; together with3I; me (informal, male speech)4[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block5protective; resistant to; -proof6[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkในnaiในnai1of; belonging to (formal)2in; inside; within3during; in (time)ตลาดdtà-làatตลาดdtà-làat1popular; mainstream (colloq.)2market (economic demand/sector)3market; marketplaceอยู่เสมอyòo sà-mŏerอยู่เสมอyòo sà-mŏer1always; invariably2regularly; habitually
These two companies are always releasing new products to try and outdo each other in the market.
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ในnaiวงการการเมืองwong gaan gaan meuuangแต่ละdtàe láพรรคpákต่างdtàangก็gâwพยายามpà-yaa-yaamหาเสียงhăa sĭiangและláeเสนอsà-nĕrนโยบายná-yoh-baaiเพื่อpêuuaเอาชนะคะคานao chá-ná ká-kaanกันganอย่างดุเดือดyàang dù dèuuatในช่วงnai chûuangใกล้glâiเลือกตั้งlêuuak dtâng
In politics, each party fiercely tries to campaign and propose policies to get the upper hand over the others as the election approaches.
ตั้งแต่dtâng dtàeเด็กdèkจนjonโตdtohสองsŏngพี่น้องpêe nóngคู่kôoนี้néeก็gâwเอาชนะคะคานao chá-ná ká-kaanกันganในnaiทุกtúkเรื่องrêuuangไม่ว่าจะเป็นmâi wâa jà bpenเรื่องrêuuangเรียนriianหรือrĕuเรื่องrêuuangกีฬาgee-laaไม่เคยmâi koieมีใครmee kraiยอมyomใครkrai
From childhood to adulthood, this pair of siblings has always been trying to one-up each other in everything, whether in academics or sports; neither ever concedes.
นักเทนนิสnák ten-nítสองsŏngคนkonนั้นnánเป็นคู่bpen kôoปรับbpràpตลอดกาลdtà-lòt gaanเวลาway-laaลงแข่งlong kàengก็gâwจะjàขับเคี่ยวkàp kîaoเอาชนะคะคานao chá-ná ká-kaanกันganทุกtúkแต้มdtâemทำให้tam hâiผู้ชมpôo chomลุ้นlúnกันganตัวdtuuaโก่งgòhng
Those two tennis players are eternal rivals; whenever they compete, they intensely vie to defeat each other for every single point, keeping the audience on the edge of their seats.
2VerbC1
[to] argue just to win; one‑up [sb]
to argue or be contrary just to win, not to find the truth; one‑upmanship
Examples
เวลาway-laaเวลาway-laa1classifier: scheduled occasions; meals; doses2time; period; occasion3when; at the time (that)4timeคุยกันkui ganคุยกันkui gan1[to] talk together; chat2[to] discuss; talk things through; negotiate3[to] be talking (romantically); be seeing each other (informal)เขาkăoเขาkăo1they; them (context-dependent)2she; her3mountain; hill4horn5he; himชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)พูดจาpôot jaaพูดจาpôot jaa[to] speak; talk (how one speaks)เอาชนะคะคานao chá-ná ká-kaanเอาชนะคะคานao chá-ná ká-kaan1[to] argue just to win; one‑up [sb]2[to] outdo; get the upper hand (over [sb])ไม่ได้mâi dâaiไม่ได้mâi dâai1cannot; not allowed; impossible2[to] fail to get/receive [sth]3did not4unacceptable; not allowed (won’t do)5not really/actually (corrective)6No way!; absolutely notสนใจsŏn jaiสนใจsŏn jai1[to] pay attention to; be attentive to2[to] be interested (in) [sth/sb]จะjàจะjà1will; would (in conditional results)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; shall (future/intention marker)หาhăaหาhăa1[to] seek out; contact2[to] earn (money); make a living3[to] visit; go see4[to] look for; search for5[to] find (after searching)6[to] get; procureข้อสรุปkôr sà-rùpข้อสรุปkôr sà-rùp1final decision; agreed conclusion2conclusion; inference; findingจริงๆjing jingจริงๆjing jing1[!] really?!; seriously?!2really; truly; actually; indeedเลยloieเลยloie1[to] pass; go beyond; exceed2at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)3so; thus; then (immediate result)4completely; absolutely (emphasis)
When we talk, he likes to speak just to win the argument, not because he's actually interested in finding a conclusion.
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การประชุมgaan bprà-chumวันนี้wan néeไม่mâiคืบหน้าkêup nâaไปไหนbpai năiเลยloieเพราะpráwมีแต่mee dtàeคนkonคอยkoiจะjàพูดpôotเอาชนะคะคานao chá-ná ká-kaanกันganแทนที่จะtaen têe jàช่วยกันchûuai ganแก้ปัญหาgâe bpan-hăa
Today's meeting made no progress at all because people were just trying to one-up each other instead of helping to solve the problem.
เขาkăoเป็นbpenคนkonประเภทbprà-pâytที่têeต้องdtôngถูกtòokเสมอsà-mĕrการโต้เถียงgaan dtôh tĭiangกับgàpเขาkăoจึงjeungไร้ประโยชน์rái bprà-yòhtเพราะpráwเขาkăoไม่ได้mâi dâaiต้องการdtông gaanความจริงkwaam jingแต่dtàeต้องการdtông gaanเอาชนะคะคานao chá-ná ká-kaanเท่านั้นtâo nán
He's the type of person who always has to be right, so arguing with him is pointless because he doesn't want the truth, he just wants to win for the sake of it.
นิสัยní-săiชอบchôpเอาชนะคะคานao chá-ná ká-kaanของkŏngเธอterทำให้tam hâiเพื่อนร่วมงานpêuuan rûuam ngaanเอือมระอาèuum-rá-aaเพราะpráwทุกtúkการสนทนาgaan sŏn-tá-naaกลายเป็นglaai bpenการแข่งขันgaan kàeng kănที่têeต้องมีdtông meeผู้pôoแพ้páeผู้ชนะpôo chá-náเสมอsà-mĕr
Her habit of one-upmanship has made her colleagues weary, as every conversation turns into a competition that must have a winner and a loser.
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เอาชนะคะคานao chá-ná ká-kaanเอาชนะคะคานao chá-ná ká-kaan[to] outdo; get the upper hand (over [sb])