คนชักใย(kon chák yai)
Meanings
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mastermind; puppet master
A person who secretly controls a situation or other people from behind the scenes
Examples
ทุกคนtúk konทุกคนtúk koneveryone; everybodyรู้rúuรู้rúu1[to] realize; find out; learn2[to] know how; know the proper way to act3[to] know; be aware of4[to] feel; sense; perceiveว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2[to] think; consider; deem3[to] scold; reproach; criticize4that (clause marker)เขาkăoเขาkăo1they; them (context-dependent)2she; her3mountain; hill4horn5he; himไม่ใช่mâi châiไม่ใช่mâi châi1is/are/am not; not (to be)2not (emphatic correction)3no (disagreement/denial)หัวหน้าhŭua nâaหัวหน้าhŭua nâa1boss; supervisor2leader; chiefตัวจริงdtuua jingตัวจริงdtuua jing1real; genuine; actual2the real person; the real one3first-choice; starting (vs. backup)4starter; first-team player (sports)แต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2from; since (starting point)3only; just (restriction)มีmeeมีmee1[to] experience; undergo2[to] have; possess3there is/are; existคนชักใยkon chák yaiคนชักใยkon chák yaimastermind; puppet masterอยู่เบื้องหลังyòo bêuuang lăngอยู่เบื้องหลังyòo bêuuang lăng[to] be behind [sth]; work behind the scenes
Everyone knows he is not the real boss, but there is a mastermind pulling the strings behind the scenes.
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ตำรวจdtam-rùuatเชื่อว่าchêuua wâaคดีká-deeปล้นbplônธนาคารtá-naa-kaanนี้néeต้องมีdtông meeคนชักใยkon chák yaiเพราะpráwโจรjohnไม่น่าจะmâi nâa jàมีปัญญาmee bpan-yaaวางแผนwaang păenเองayngได้dâi
The police believe this bank robbery case must have a mastermind, as the robbers likely wouldn't have the wits to plan it themselves.
แม้máeพนักงานpá-nák-ngaanจะjàประท้วงbprà-túuangเรียกร้องrîak róngสวัสดิการsà-wàt-dì-gaanแต่dtàeหลายฝ่ายlăai fàaiก็gâwสงสัยsŏng săiว่าwâaอาจàatมีmeeกลุ่มglùmอำนาจam-nâatเก่าgàoเป็นbpenคนชักใยkon chák yai
Even though the employees are protesting for benefits, many parties suspect that an old power group might be the puppet master.
การสืบสวนgaan sèup sǔuanดำเนินไปdam-nern bpaiอย่างยากลำบากyàang yâak lam-bàakเพราะpráwคนชักใยkon chák yaiตัวจริงdtuua jingสามารถsăa-mâatลบlópร่องรอยrông roiและláeซ่อนsônหลักฐานlàk tăanไว้wáiอย่างyàangมิดชิดmít chít
The investigation is proceeding with great difficulty because the true mastermind was able to erase their tracks and completely hide the evidence.
Related Words
Word Breakdown
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ชักใยchák yaiชักใยchák yai1[to] spin a web; draw out threads2[to] pull strings; manipulate [sb]Part 2
คนชักใยkon chák yaiคนชักใยkon chák yaimastermind; puppet master