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| เลี่ยงบาลี liiangF baaM leeM |  |
| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | เลี่ยง-บา-ลี |
| IPA | lîːaŋ baː liː |
| Royal Thai General System | liang bali |
| [verb, phrase] | |||
| definition | to justify oneself; use novel interpretations or twisted logic to one’s own favor | ||
| components | เลี่ยง  | liiangF | to evade or sneak away; to skirt; to elude; to dodge; to parry |
| บาลี | baaM leeM | Pali | |
| example | |||
| sample sentence | กล่าวคือถ้าการกระทำนั้นเป็นบาป ก็ต้องแปลว่าเป็นบาป จะเลี่ยงบาลีโดยใช้สำนวนโวหารเพื่อแปลให้เป็นไม่บาป ย่อมไม่อาจทำได้  glaaoL kheuuM thaaF gaanM graL thamM nanH bpenM baapL gaawF dtawngF bplaaeM waaF bpenM baapL jaL liiangF baaM leeM dooyM chaiH samR nuaanM wo:hM haanR pheuuaF bplaaeM haiF bpenM maiF baapL yaawmF maiF aatL thamM daiF "That is to say, if that behavior is sinful, it must be interpreted as sinful. Trying to nitpick the language and torture interpretation so as to label the behavior as non-sinful is impossible to do." | ||
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