หนอนชอนไช(nŏn chon chai)
Meanings
1NounB2
borer; burrowing larva
A worm or larva that bores or burrows into things like wood, fruit, or flesh.
Examples
ทุเรียนtú-riianทุเรียนtú-riian1durian (fruit)2durian treeลูกlôokลูกlôok1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4seed; kernel (round unit)5classifier: round/small items6customer; client (colloquial)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ดูเหมือนdoo mĕuuanดูเหมือนdoo mĕuuan1[to] seem; appear; look2apparently; seeminglyจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)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.)หนอนชอนไชnŏn chon chaiหนอนชอนไชnŏn chon chai1borer; burrowing larva2internal enemy; traitorเข้าไปkâo bpaiเข้าไปkâo bpai1[to] go in; enter (away from the speaker)2directional complement: into; in (away from speaker)ข้างในkâang naiข้างในkâang nai1inside; within2the inside; the interior3inside (of); withinต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightลองlongลองlong1[to] try; attempt2trial; test (attempt) [rare as standalone]ผ่าpàaผ่าpàa1[to] split; cut open2[to] perform surgery; operate on3[to] split apart figuratively4[to] cut through; go through (line/crowd/area)ดูdooดูdoo1consult; get advice from2try; have a go3[to] divine; tell fortune4[to] examine; check; inspect5[to] seem; appear6[to] look; watch; see
This durian looks like it has been bored into by a worm; we'll have to cut it open to see.
2NounC1
internal enemy; traitor
(Figurative) A person who secretly harms a group from the inside; a traitor.
Examples
เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightระวังrá-wangระวังrá-wang1[to] be careful; take care2[to] watch out for; guard against3watch out!; caution!เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)3so that; in order to4for later; in reserve5[to] leave (something) as is6[to] set aside; reserveให้ดีhâi deeให้ดีhâi dee1properly; carefully; well (do X well)2preferably; it would be better to…เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillอาจจะàat jàอาจจะàat jàmaybe; perhaps; mightเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsหนอนชอนไชnŏn chon chaiหนอนชอนไชnŏn chon chai1borer; burrowing larva2internal enemy; traitorคอยkoiคอยkoi1[to] wait (for [sb]/[sth])2keep (doing); keep on (doing)3[to] be on standby; be readyส่งsòngส่งsòng1[to] send; dispatch2[to] submit; hand in; turn in3[to] drop off; deliver (someone/something)4[to] pass (to); feed (a ball)5[to] escort; see off6[to] emit; transmit; send outข่าวkàaoข่าวkàao1news; news report2news item; report3rumor; hearsayให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitคู่แข่งkôo kàengคู่แข่งkôo kàeng1competitor; rival2opponent
We have to watch him carefully; he might be a mole feeding information to our competitors.
Related Words
Word Breakdown
หนอนnŏnหนอนnŏn1worm; maggot; larva2bookworm; enthusiast (figurative)3worm (computing, malware)Part 1
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หนอนชอนไชnŏn chon chaiหนอนชอนไชnŏn chon chaiborer; burrowing larva