ชอนไชหา(chon-chai hăa)
Meanings
1VerbB2
[to] burrow for; rummage for
To burrow, dig, or worm one's way through something in search of an object, similar to an animal foraging for food.
Examples
ไส้เดือนsâi deuuanไส้เดือนsâi deuuan1earthworm (annelid)2threadworm/pinworm (nontechnical)กำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1power; strength2power; force (physics)3troops; forces4currently; in the middle ofชอนไชหาchon-chai hăaชอนไชหาchon-chai hăa1[to] burrow for; rummage for2[to] delve into; probe forอาหารaa-hăanอาหารaa-hăan1food; nourishment2dish; meal3diet; what one eatsอยู่ในyòo naiอยู่ในyòo nai[to] be in [somewhere]ดินdinดินdin1soil; earth; dirt2the ground; land (surface)3clay; earthen material4electrical ground; earth (electrical)ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotร่วนซุยrûuan suiร่วนซุยrûuan suicrumbly; loose; friable
The earthworm is burrowing through the loose soil to find food.
2VerbC1
[to] delve into; probe for
(Figurative) To investigate or probe deeply and persistently in order to find information or uncover the truth.
Examples
นักข่าวnák kàaoนักข่าวnák kàaojournalist; reporterพยายามpà-yaa-yaamพยายามpà-yaa-yaam[to] try; attemptชอนไชหาchon-chai hăaชอนไชหาchon-chai hăa1[to] burrow for; rummage for2[to] delve into; probe forความจริงkwaam jingความจริงkwaam jing1truth; fact2actually; in fact; to tell the truthเกี่ยวกับgìiao gàpเกี่ยวกับgìiao gàp1about; regarding; concerning2[to] relate to; concern; be aboutเรื่องอื้อฉาวrêuuang êúu chăaoเรื่องอื้อฉาวrêuuang êúu chăaoscandalของkŏngของkŏng1of; 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 journalist is trying to dig for the truth about that politician's scandal.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
สืบเสาะsèup sòสืบเสาะsèup sò[to] investigate; inquire into; search out (carefully)
[to] investigate; inquire into; search out (carefully)
คุ้ยหาkúi hăaคุ้ยหาkúi hăa[to] rummage for [sth]; [to] search through
[to] rummage for [sth]; [to] search through
เจาะลึกjò léukเจาะลึกjò léuk1[to] delve into; investigate in depth2in-depth; deep-dive (of coverage/analysis)3in depth; deeply (re: coverage/analysis)4[to] drill/bore deeply (into)
- [to] delve into; investigate in depth
- in-depth; deep-dive (of coverage/analysis)
- in depth; deeply (re: coverage/analysis)
- [to] drill/bore deeply (into)
รื้อหาréu hăaรื้อหาréu hăa[to] rummage for [sth]; [to] search through
[to] rummage for [sth]; [to] search through
สืบค้นsèup kónสืบค้นsèup kón1to search (information/data)2to research; investigate
- to search (information/data)
- to research; investigate
Word Breakdown
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ชอนไชหาchon-chai hăaชอนไชหาchon-chai hăa[to] burrow for; rummage for