โป๊ะแตก

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Thai[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Orthographicโป๊ะแตก
o p ˊ a æ t k
Phonemic
โป๊ะ-แตก
o p ˊ a – æ t k
RomanizationPaiboonbpó-dtɛ̀ɛk
Royal Institutepo-taek
(standard) IPA(key)/poʔ˦˥.tɛːk̚˨˩/(R)

Etymology 1[edit]

From โป๊ะ (bpó, fishing stake) +‎ แตก (dtɛ̀ɛk, to break; to explode); literally "fishing stakes explode".

Noun[edit]

โป๊ะแตก (bpó-dtɛ̀ɛk)

  1. a dish of seafood boiled with lemongrass, kaffir lime leaves, onions, parsley roots, seasoned with tamarind juice, lemonade, fish sauce, bird's eye chilis, and toasted dried chilis.

Etymology 2[edit]

From โป๊ะ (bpó, the sound of something breaking) +‎ แตก (dtɛ̀ɛk, to break).

Verb[edit]

โป๊ะแตก (bpó-dtɛ̀ɛk)

  1. (colloquial) to reveal one's own secret, by mistake or through carelessness.