คุ้ยแคะ(kúi káe)
Meanings
1VerbB1
[to] dig around; [to] rummage; [to] pick at [sth]
to dig, scratch, or rummage through something; to pick at something, such as a wound or scab.
Examples
ไก่gàiไก่gài1chicken (animal)2chicken (meat)3naive/green (slang)4chicken (Thai letter name)กำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1power; strength2power; force (physics)3troops; forces4currently; in the middle ofใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] order; command (someone to do) [colloq.]5be acceptable/valid; okay [set phrase]เท้าtáaoเท้าtáao1foot2base; pedestal; bottom part3classifier: pairs of footwear/socks4[to] step on; treadคุ้ยแคะkúi káeคุ้ยแคะkúi káe1[to] pry into [sth]; [to] dig up dirt on [sb]2[to] dig around; [to] rummage; [to] pick at [sth]หาอาหารhăa aa-hăanหาอาหารhăa aa-hăan[to] look for food; [to] forageในดินnai dinในดินnai dinin the soil; within the ground
The chicken is using its feet to scratch the ground for food.
2VerbB2
[to] pry into [sth]; [to] dig up dirt on [sb]
to persistently investigate or bring up negative things from someone's past or private life; to pry.
Examples
นักข่าวnák kàaoนักข่าวnák kàaojournalist; reporterกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1power; strength2power; force (physics)3troops; forces4currently; in the middle ofพยายามpà-yaa-yaamพยายามpà-yaa-yaam[to] try; attemptคุ้ยแคะkúi káeคุ้ยแคะkúi káe1[to] pry into [sth]; [to] dig up dirt on [sb]2[to] dig around; [to] rummage; [to] pick at [sth]เรื่องอื้อฉาวrêuuang êúu chăaoเรื่องอื้อฉาวrêuuang êúu chăaoscandalในอดีตnai à-dèetในอดีตnai à-dèetin the past; formerlyของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsนักการเมืองnák gaan-meuuangนักการเมืองnák gaan-meuuangpoliticianคนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3that (emphatic/contrastive final particle)
The reporter is trying to dig up past scandals of that politician.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
คุ้ยkúiคุ้ยkúi1[to] rummage; dig around2[to] scrape up; scoop up; claw at3[to] pry into; nose around (fig.)
- [to] rummage; dig around
- [to] scrape up; scoop up; claw at
- [to] pry into; nose around (fig.)
ขุดคุ้ยkùt kúiขุดคุ้ยkùt kúi1[to] dig up [sth]; rummage through [sth]2[to] dredge up [sth]; dig up dirt on [sb]
- [to] dig up [sth]; rummage through [sth]
- [to] dredge up [sth]; dig up dirt on [sb]
คุ้ยเขี่ยkúi kìiaคุ้ยเขี่ยkúi kìia1[to] rummage; scratch around (in dirt/trash/things)2[to] dredge up (old matters); nitpick3[to] pick at [food]; poke around on a plate
- [to] rummage; scratch around (in dirt/trash/things)
- [to] dredge up (old matters); nitpick
- [to] pick at [food]; poke around on a plate
รื้อค้นréu kónรื้อค้นréu kón[to] search [a place] thoroughly; [to] rummage; [to] ransack
[to] search [a place] thoroughly; [to] rummage; [to] ransack
ซอกแซกsôk sâekซอกแซกsôk sâek[to] be nosy; [to] pry
[to] be nosy; [to] pry
Word Breakdown
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คุ้ยแคะkúi káeคุ้ยแคะkúi káe[to] dig around; [to] rummage; [to] pick at [sth]