ถังแตก

Thai

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Orthographicถังแตก
ŋætk
Phonemic
ถัง-แตก
ŋætk
RomanizationPaiboontǎng-dtɛ̀ɛk
Royal Institutethang-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, 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.
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