การฟาดหาง(gaan fâat hăang)
Meanings
1NounB2
tail lash; tail strike
the act of an animal whipping or striking with its tail
Examples
ระวังrá-wangระวังrá-wang1[to] be careful; take care2[to] watch out for; guard against3watch out!; caution!การฟาดหางgaan fâat hăangการฟาดหางgaan fâat hăang1tail lash; tail strike2backlash; retaliatory outburst (figurative)ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsจระเข้jor-rá-kâeจระเข้jor-rá-kâe1crocodile (animal)2cunning/predatory person (figurative)มันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2he/she (colloquial, impolite)3greasy; oily; fatty4starchy tuber (yam, taro, etc.)5oil/fat (substance)6creamy; rich (texture/taste)7fun; thrilling; highly entertainingแรงมากraeng mâakแรงมากraeng mâak1very strong; intense2[!] intense; harsh
Be careful of the crocodile's tail strike, it's very powerful.
2NounC1
backlash; retaliatory outburst (figurative)
a sudden, angry reaction or counterattack against criticism or opposition; used figuratively, likened to an animal’s tail lash
Examples
นักข่าวnák kàaoนักข่าวnák kàaojournalist; reporterเจอjerเจอjer1[to] meet; run into2[to] face; experience3[to] find; come acrossการฟาดหางgaan fâat hăangการฟาดหางgaan fâat hăang1tail lash; tail strike2backlash; retaliatory outburst (figurative)กลับglàpกลับglàp1[to] turn over/flip/reverse2contrary; on the contrary3[to] return; go/come back4back; in returnจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart (literary/formal)3parting; separation (literary)ดาราdaa-raaดาราdaa-raa1celebrity; star (entertainment)2star (astronomy) [formal/lit.]คนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3that (emphatic/contrastive final particle)หลังจากlăng jàakหลังจากlăng jàak1after; subsequent to (time)2after; once (clause)ถามtăamถามtăam1[to] ask; inquire2[to] question; interrogate3[to] ask about; consultคำถามkam tăamคำถามkam tăamquestionส่วนตัวsùuan dtuuaส่วนตัวsùuan dtuua1personal; private (pertaining to an individual)2private; non-public; privately owned3personally; privatelyเกินไปgern bpaiเกินไปgern bpaitoo; overly; excessively
The reporter faced a sharp comeback from the celebrity after asking an overly personal question.
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การฟาดหางgaan fâat hăangการฟาดหางgaan fâat hăangtail lash; tail strike