โป๊ะแตก

Thai

Etymology

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

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

Noun

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.
  2. (slang) situation in which someone, by mistake or through carelessness, reveals or lets others detect one's own secret.
  3. (LGBT slang) man who reveals his effeminacy by mistake.
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