สายฟ้าฟาด(săai fáa fâat)

Meanings

1NounA2

lightning strike; bolt of lightning

A lightning bolt striking the ground or an object; a lightning strike.

Examples

นั่นคือnân keuนั่นคือnân keuthat is; in other wordsสายฟ้าฟาดsăai fáa fâatสายฟ้าฟาดsăai fáa fâat1lightning strike; bolt of lightning2[to] strike (of lightning); [to] be struck by lightning3sudden and shocking (figurative)
That is a lightning strike.
2VerbB1

[to] strike (of lightning); [to] be struck by lightning

For lightning to hit [sth]/[sb], or for a lightning strike to occur.

Examples

ต้นไม้ใหญ่dtôn máai yàiต้นไม้ใหญ่dtôn máai yàilarge/mature treeหลังบ้านlăng bâanหลังบ้านlăng bâan1back of the house; backyard2domestic affairs; family side (figurative)3behind-the-scenes influence (politics/business)โดนdohnโดนdohn1[to] get; be subjected to (passive, often negative)2[to] be hit; be struck; be affected3[to] hit the mark; be spot on (slang/colloq.)สายฟ้าฟาดsăai fáa fâatสายฟ้าฟาดsăai fáa fâat1lightning strike; bolt of lightning2[to] strike (of lightning); [to] be struck by lightning3sudden and shocking (figurative)เมื่อวานนี้mêuua waan néeเมื่อวานนี้mêuua waan née1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; on the previous day
The big tree behind the house was struck by lightning yesterday.
3AdjectiveB2

sudden and shocking (figurative)

Very sudden and shocking, like a bolt from the blue.

Examples

ข่าวkàaoข่าวkàao1news; news report2news item; report3rumor; hearsayการลาออกgaan laa-òkการลาออกgaan laa-òk1resignation; stepping down2quitting; withdrawal (membership/school)ของเขาkŏng kăoของเขาkŏng kăohis; hers; theirsเป็นเหมือนbpen mĕuuanเป็นเหมือนbpen mĕuuan1[to] be like; resemble [sb/sth]; be similar to [sb/sth]2[to] amount to; be tantamount to; be effectively equivalent to [sth]สายฟ้าฟาดsăai fáa fâatสายฟ้าฟาดsăai fáa fâat1lightning strike; bolt of lightning2[to] strike (of lightning); [to] be struck by lightning3sudden and shocking (figurative)สำหรับsăm-ràpสำหรับsăm-ràp1for; intended for; for the purpose of2as for; regardingทุกคนtúk konทุกคนtúk koneveryone; everybodyในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ออฟฟิศóf-fítออฟฟิศóf-fítoffice; workplace (loanword)
The news of his resignation was like a bolt from the blue for everyone in the office.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

สายsăaiสายsăai1line; wire; cable2route; line (transport/communication)3late (in the day); running late4strand; string; thread (long thin piece)5lineage; affiliation; branch6classifier for long, flexible things (wires, ropes, necklaces)7morning (late morning period)8informant; spy; secret agentPart 1
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ฟ้าฟาดfáa fâatฟ้าฟาดfáa fâat[of lightning] [to] strike; [to] flash violentlyPart 2
สายฟ้าฟาดsăai fáa fâatสายฟ้าฟาดsăai fáa fâatlightning strike; bolt of lightning