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hǎa-pǒnMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] seek personal gain; profit
to seek benefit, advantage, or profit, often for oneself.
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเข้ามาkâo maaเข้ามาkâo maa1to come in; enter (toward the speaker)2to join/enter into (activity, group, context)3directional complement ‘in/toward here’ทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; makeงานกลุ่มngaan glùmงานกลุ่มngaan glùmgroup work; group projectด้วยdûuayด้วยdûuay1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooแต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)ดูเหมือนdoo mĕuuanดูเหมือนdoo mĕuuan1[to] seem; appear; look2apparently; seeminglyจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofหาผลประโยชน์hăa pŏn bprà-yòtหาผลประโยชน์hăa pŏn bprà-yòt1[to] exploit; [to] take advantage of [sb/sth]2[to] seek profit; [to] pursue benefits; [to] profit from [sth]ใส่ตัวsài dtuuaใส่ตัวsài dtuua[to] take [sth] upon oneselfมากกว่าmâak gwàaมากกว่าmâak gwàa1more; to a greater degree2more than; over (with numbers/amounts)3[to] exceed; be greater thanจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ช่วยงานchûuai ngaanช่วยงานchûuai ngaan[to] help with work; [to] assistจริงๆjing jingจริงๆjing jing1really; truly; actually; indeed2really?!; seriously?!
He joined the group project, but it seems he's here to seek personal benefits rather than to actually help with the work.
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นักการเมืองnák-gaan-mʉʉangบางคนbaang-konใช้cháiตำแหน่งหน้าที่dtam-nɛ̀ng-nâa-tîiในnaiการgaanหาผลประโยชน์hǎa-pǒn-bprà-yòotให้แก่hâi-gɛ̀ɛครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaและlɛ́พวกพ้องpûuak-pɔ́ɔng
Some politicians use their position to seek benefits for their families and associates.
การกระทำgaan-grà-tamของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoไม่ได้mâi-dâaiเกิดจากgə̀ət-jàakความตั้งใจkwaam-dtâng-jaiดีdiiบริสุทธิ์bɔɔ-rí-sùtแต่dtɛ̀ɛมีmiiเจตนาjèet-dtà-naaแอบแฝงɛ̀ɛp-fɛ̌ɛngเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaหาผลประโยชน์hǎa-pǒn-bprà-yòotจากjàakสถานการณ์sà-tǎa-ná-gaanความขัดแย้งkwaam-kàt-yɛ́ɛngนี้níi
His actions did not come from pure good intentions, but had a hidden agenda to seek advantage from this conflict situation.
บริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtถูกtùukวิพากษ์วิจารณ์wí-pâak-wí-jaanอย่างหนักyàang-nàkว่าwâaพยายามpá-yaa-yaamหาhǎaผลกำไรpǒn-gam-raiจากjàakวิกฤตการณ์wí-grìt-dtà-gaanด้านdâanสาธารณสุขsǎa-taa-rá-ná-sùkโดยdooiการขึ้นราคาgaan-kʉ̂n-raa-kaaสินค้าsǐn-káaที่tîiจำเป็นjam-bpen
The company was heavily criticized for trying to profit from the public health crisis by raising the prices of essential goods.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
hǎa
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |
Word Breakdown
หาhǎaหาhǎa1[to] look for; search for2[to] find (after searching)3huh?; what? (informal)4[to] get; procure5[to] earn (money); make a living6[to] visit; go see7[to] seek out; contact[to] look for; search forPart 1
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ผลpǒnผลpǒn1classifier: fruits2result; outcome3fruit (formal)4benefit; advantageclassifier: fruitsPart 2
หาผลhǎa-pǒnหาผลhǎa-pǒn[to] seek personal gain; profit[to] seek personal gain; profitWord