หาตัวจับยาก(hăa dtuua jàp yâak)
Meanings
1AdjectiveB2
elusive; hard to find/contact
difficult to locate, reach, or apprehend (of a person or target).
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsคนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleไม่ค่อยmâi kôiไม่ค่อยmâi kôi1rarely; seldom; not often2not very; hardly (degree)รับโทรศัพท์ráp toh-rá-sàpรับโทรศัพท์ráp toh-rá-sàp[to] answer the phoneเลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)กลายเป็นglaai bpenกลายเป็นglaai bpen1[to] become; turn into [sth]2[to] turn out (to be) [sth/that]คนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleหาตัวจับยากhăa dtuua jàp yâakหาตัวจับยากhăa dtuua jàp yâak1unmatched; second to none; inimitable2elusive; hard to find/contactไปแล้วbpai láewไปแล้วbpai láew1[to] have gone; have left; be gone (completed action)2[to] be off now; I'm leaving (announcement)
He rarely answers his phone, so he has become a person who is difficult to reach.
2AdjectiveC1
unmatched; second to none; inimitable
exceptionally outstanding or unique; very hard to equal or imitate (often praising someone's skill or quality).
Examples
ฝีมือทำอาหารfĕe meuu tam aa-hăanฝีมือทำอาหารfĕe meuu tam aa-hăan1cooking skill; culinary ability2quality of someone’s cookingของเขาkŏng kăoของเขาkŏng kăohis; hers; theirsหาตัวจับยากhăa dtuua jàp yâakหาตัวจับยากhăa dtuua jàp yâak1unmatched; second to none; inimitable2elusive; hard to find/contactจริงๆjing jingจริงๆjing jing1really; truly; actually; indeed2[!] really?!; seriously?!
His cooking skill is truly hard to equal.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
ตามตัวยากdtaam dtuua yâakตามตัวยากdtaam dtuua yâakhard to find [sb]; difficult to track down [sb]
hard to find [sb]; difficult to track down [sb]
ไร้เทียมทานrái tiiam taanไร้เทียมทานrái tiiam taanunrivaled; peerless; matchless
unrivaled; peerless; matchless
ไม่มีใครเทียบmâi mee krai tîiapไม่มีใครเทียบmâi mee krai tîiapincomparable; unrivaled
incomparable; unrivaled
หาที่เปรียบมิได้hăa têe bprìiap mí dâaiหาที่เปรียบมิได้hăa têe bprìiap mí dâaiincomparable; matchless; peerless
incomparable; matchless; peerless
หายากhăa yâakหายากhăa yâakrare; hard to find; scarce
rare; hard to find; scarce
Word Breakdown
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จับยากjàp yâakจับยากjàp yâak1hard to catch; difficult to seize/hold2hard to discern/comprehendPart 3
หาตัวจับยากhăa dtuua jàp yâakหาตัวจับยากhăa dtuua jàp yâakelusive; hard to find/contact