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ฟันหัวแบะ

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Thai

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Etymology

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From ฟัน (fan, to slash, to cut; (slang) to set or determine (a price) unfairly) +‎ หัว (hǔua, head) +‎ แบะ (bɛ̀, to open or be opened, separate or be separated, part or be parted); meaning to surprise or shock someone by demanding an unfairly high payment from him as if to strike his head open.

Pronunciation

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Orthographicฟันหัวแบะ
f ạ n h ạ w æ ɓ a
Phonemic
ฟัน-หัว-แบะ
f ạ n – h ạ w – æ ɓ a
RomanizationPaiboonfan-hǔua-bɛ̀
Royal Institutefan-hua-bae
(standard) IPA(key)/fan˧.hua̯˩˩˦.bɛʔ˨˩/(R)

Verb

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ฟันหัวแบะ (fan-hǔua-bɛ̀) (abstract noun การฟันหัวแบะ)

  1. (slang) to set or determine a shockingly and unfairly high price; to demand the payment of such a price.