เลียง(liiang)
Meanings
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[to] pan [ore]
To wash ore-bearing material in a shallow vessel to separate valuable mineral particles from sand and other impurities.
Examples
ชาวบ้านchaao bâanชาวบ้านchaao bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)3ordinary people; laypeople; the publicตักdtàkตักdtàk1[to] scoop; ladle; spoon up2lap (of a person)ทรายsaaiทรายsaaisandจากjàakจากjàak1[to] leave; depart; part from2nipa palm3from; away fromลำธารlam taanลำธารlam taanstream; brookใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] put in; [to] add4[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)ถาดtàatถาดtàat1classifier: trays2trayตื้นdtêunตื้นdtêun1shallow (not deep)2superficial; shallow (figurative)แล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; completed-action marker2already; now (as of this point)3then; and then; after that4and; and then (linking clauses)เลียงliiangเลียงliiang[to] pan [ore]หาhăaหาhăa1[to] seek out; contact2[to] earn (money); make a living3[to] visit; go see4[to] look for; search for5[to] find (after searching)6[to] get; procureแร่râeแร่râemineral; ore (mineral resource)ทองคำtong kamทองคำtong kam1figurative: something precious/valuable2gold (chemical element; precious metal)โดยdoiโดยdoi1by; via; through2in a ... way; -lyให้น้ำhâi náamให้น้ำhâi náam1[to] administer fluids [to sb] (medical)2[to] give water [to sb/sth]3[to] water [sth]พัดpátพัดpát1[to] blow; sweep; carry along2classifier: อัน3[to] blow; [to] fan4fan; hand fanทรายsaaiทรายsaaisandออกòkออกòk1[to] issue; publish2[in sports] out of bounds3[to] quit; resign4[to] pay; spend; disburse5[to] go out; exit; leave6[to] produce; emit; put out7out; outward8[to] come out; appear; be issued9successfully; out (indicating comprehension or discovery)ทีละน้อยtee-lá nóiทีละน้อยtee-lá nóilittle by little; gradually
The villagers scooped sand from the stream into shallow pans and panned for gold, letting the water wash the sand away little by little.
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การgaanเลียงแร่liiang râeต้องdtôngอาศัยaa-săiจังหวะjang-wàมือmeuuที่têeพอดีpo deeเพราะpráwหากhàakเอียงiiangถาดtàatให้น้ำhâi náamไหลแรงlăi raengเกินไปgern bpaiเม็ดแร่mét râeละเอียดlá-ìiatอาจàatหลุดlùtออกไปòk bpaiพร้อมกับpróm gàpทรายsaai
Panning ore requires carefully controlled hand movements, because tilting the pan so that the water flows too strongly can wash fine mineral grains away with the sand.
ก่อนgònส่งsòngตัวอย่างdtuua yàangไปbpaiวิเคราะห์wí-króนักธรณีวิทยาnák to-rá-nee wít-tá-yaaเลียงliiangตะกอนdtà-gonในnaiถาดtàatตื้นdtêunเพื่อpêuuaแยกyâekแร่râeหนักnàkออกจากòk jàakทรายsaaiและláeเศษsètดินdin
Before sending the sample for analysis, the geologist panned the sediment in a shallow pan to separate heavy minerals from sand and soil particles.
คนkonหาhăaแร่râeรุ่นเก่าrûn gàoเล่าlâoว่าwâaกว่าจะgwàa jàเลียงแร่liiang râeได้dâiคล่องklôngต้องdtôngฝึกfèukอ่านàanทางน้ำtaang náamในnaiถาดtàatรู้rúuจังหวะjang-wàผ่อนpònจังหวะjang-wàเอียงiiangเพื่อpêuuaชะทรายchá-saaiออกòkโดยdoiไม่mâiปล่อยให้bplòi hâiเม็ดแร่mét râeหลุดlùtตามdtaamไปbpai
A veteran prospector explained that mastering ore panning meant learning to read the flow of water in the pan and knowing when to ease off or tilt it, washing away the sand without losing the mineral grains.