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How to say cheeky, annoying (playfully)
in Thai
กวน
guan
cheeky, annoying (playfully)
guan mid
Also 'to stir, disturb'. คนนี้กวน 'this guy's a wind-up merchant'.
- Part of speech
- adj
- Register
- casual
In a sentence
- พูดกวนๆpûut guan-guanSay something cheeky.
From the same situation: Idioms, proverbs, humour
- สำนวนidiom, expression; style
- สุภาษิตproverb
- คำคมwitty saying, quote
- ตีความto interpret
- ตรงตัวliteral
- ขำfunny; to find funny
- ขำกลิ้งhilarious (rolling with laughter)
- ฮาhilarious (slang)
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