ถังแตก

Thai

Etymology

From ถัง (tǎng, “barrel”) +‎ แตก (dtɛ̀ɛk, “to break; to burst; to crack; etc”).

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ถังแตก tʰ ạ ŋ æ t k
Phonemic		ถัง-แตก tʰ ạ ŋ – æ t k
Romanization	Paiboon	tǎng-dtɛ̀ɛk
	Royal Institute	thang-taek
(standard) IPA(key)		/tʰaŋ˩˩˦.tɛːk̚˨˩/(R)

Noun

ถังแตก • (tǎng-dtɛ̀ɛk)

1. (ก๋วยเตี๋ยว~) a dish of noodles merely stir-fried with vegetables, traditionally considered a food of the poor.
2. (ขนม~) a pancake-like snack made of rice flour and coconut milk, topped with scraped coconut, sugar, and sesame seeds, traditionally sold at temple fairs at a low price.

Adjective

ถังแตก • (tǎng-dtɛ̀ɛk) (abstract noun ความถังแตก)

1. (slang) broke: having run out of money.
   • 2021 June 9, “ขุนคลังรับถังแตก ต้องกู้ 5 แสนล้านมาสู้โควิด”, in ไทยโพสต์‎^[1], ไทยโพสต์, retrieved 2022-01-29:

     ขุนคลังรับถังแตก ต้องกู้ 5 แสนล้านมาสู้โควิด

     kǔn-klang ráp tǎng-dtɛ̀ɛk · dtɔ̂ng gûu · hâa · sɛ̌ɛn láan maa sûu koo-wìt

     The Treasurer accepts [that the Government] is broke [and] needs to take a five hundred billion [baht loan] to combat COVID.