मतलब
Having moral judgment and maturity.
सांस्कृतिक पृष्ठभूमि
The concept of 'Face' (មុខមាត់) is tied to this phrase. If you don't 'know wrong and right,' you cause your family to 'lose face.' It is linked to the 'Five Precepts.' A person who knows right and wrong naturally follows the precepts against killing, stealing, etc. In Khmer schools, 'Moral Civics' (សីលធម៌-ពលរដ្ឋ) is a core subject where this phrase is the ultimate learning objective. In village life, elders are the judges of who 'knows wrong and right.' Their respect is earned through this discernment.
The 'Parent' Compliment
If you want to deeply impress a Cambodian parent, tell them their child 'ដឹងខុសដឹងត្រូវណាស់'. It is the highest praise for their parenting skills.
Don't shorten it too much
While 'ដឹងខុសត្រូវ' is okay, just saying 'ដឹងត្រូវ' or 'ដឹងខុស' alone doesn't carry the same idiomatic meaning.
मतलब
Having moral judgment and maturity.
The 'Parent' Compliment
If you want to deeply impress a Cambodian parent, tell them their child 'ដឹងខុសដឹងត្រូវណាស់'. It is the highest praise for their parenting skills.
Don't shorten it too much
While 'ដឹងខុសត្រូវ' is okay, just saying 'ដឹងត្រូវ' or 'ដឹងខុស' alone doesn't carry the same idiomatic meaning.
Body Language
When using this phrase to advise someone, a gentle tone and a 'Sampeah' (hand gesture) can make it sound like caring advice rather than a harsh judgment.
खुद को परखो
Fill in the missing words to complete the proverb.
ក្មេងម្នាក់នេះធំហើយ គេចាប់ផ្ដើម_____ខុស_____ត្រូវហើយ។
The standard phrase is 'ដឹងខុសដឹងត្រូវ'.
Which situation is the best fit for this phrase?
When would you say someone 'ដឹងខុសដឹងត្រូវ'?
The phrase is about moral realization and maturity.
Complete the dialogue.
A: កូនឯងខូចណាស់! (Your child is so naughty!) B: កុំប្រកាន់អី គេនៅក្មេង _____។
Parents often excuse young children's behavior by saying they 'don't know right/wrong yet'.
Match the phrase variation to its context.
Match 'ដឹងខុសត្រូវ' (Shortened) with its likely context.
The shortened version is common in casual, modern communication.
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अभ्यास बैंक
4 अभ्यासក្មេងម្នាក់នេះធំហើយ គេចាប់ផ្ដើម_____ខុស_____ត្រូវហើយ។
The standard phrase is 'ដឹងខុសដឹងត្រូវ'.
When would you say someone 'ដឹងខុសដឹងត្រូវ'?
The phrase is about moral realization and maturity.
A: កូនឯងខូចណាស់! (Your child is so naughty!) B: កុំប្រកាន់អី គេនៅក្មេង _____។
Parents often excuse young children's behavior by saying they 'don't know right/wrong yet'.
Match 'ដឹងខុសត្រូវ' (Shortened) with its likely context.
The shortened version is common in casual, modern communication.
🎉 स्कोर: /4
अक्सर पूछे जाने वाले सवाल
10 सवालIt has Buddhist roots, but today it is a secular, everyday phrase used by everyone in Cambodia, regardless of their religious intensity.
Yes, usually when admitting a past mistake: 'ឥឡូវខ្ញុំដឹងខុសត្រូវហើយ' (Now I know right from wrong).
The most direct opposite is 'មិនដឹងខុសត្រូវ' (doesn't know right from wrong) or 'អត់ដឹងអី' (clueless).
It is neutral. It works in a text message to a friend and in a formal speech by the Prime Minister.
Not really. It implies human moral agency. For a well-behaved dog, you would use 'ឆ្លាត' (smart) or 'ស្ដាប់បង្គាប់' (obedient).
This is common in Khmer idioms (e.g., 'យប់ថ្ងៃ' - night day). It often follows a rhythmic pattern that sounds better to native speakers.
Partially, but it's more about 'moral sense' than 'practical sense' (like knowing to bring an umbrella).
No, it's too idiomatic. Use 'ក្រមសីលធម៌' (code of ethics) for legal documents.
Yes, very frequently in karaoke songs about heartbreak, family, and life lessons.
You can say 'គាត់គួរតែដឹងខុសត្រូវ' (He should know right/wrong).
संबंधित मुहावरे
ដឹងក្ដី
similarTo reach the age of reason/discretion.
មានមនសិការ
synonymTo have a conscience.
ខូច
contrastNaughty/Broken/Immoral.
យល់ដឹង
builds onTo be knowledgeable/aware.
ត្រឹមត្រូវ
specialized formCorrect/Upright/Proper.
