โป๊ะแตก

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic		โป๊ะแตก o p ˊ a æ t k
Phonemic		โป๊ะ-แตก o p ˊ a – æ t k
Romanization	Paiboon	bpó-dtɛ̀ɛk
	Royal Institute	po-taek
(standard) IPA(key)		/poʔ˦˥.tɛːk̚˨˩/(R)

Etymology 1

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

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.

Etymology 2

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

Verb

โป๊ะแตก • (bpó-dtɛ̀ɛk)

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