งูแผ่แม่เบี้ย(ngoo pàe mâe bîia)
Meanings
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cobra with spread hood
A cobra with its neck skin spread into a hood as a defensive display; also used figuratively for someone showing anger or intimidation.
Examples
พอporพอpor1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; when6only; just; merelyเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)เข้าใกล้kâo-glâiเข้าใกล้kâo-glâi1[to] approach [sb/sth]; come near2[to] come close to (a state/result)3[to] approach (a limit)มันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2he/she (colloquial, impolite)3greasy; oily; fatty4starchy tuber (yam, taro, etc.)5oil/fat (substance)6creamy; rich (texture/taste)7fun; thrilling; highly entertainingก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerหันมาhăn maaหันมาhăn maa1[to] turn toward here; face this way2[to] switch to; turn to; begin doingจ้องjôngจ้องjông1[to] stare; fix one’s gaze2[to] set one’s sights on; target (figurative)แล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)งูแผ่แม่เบี้ยngoo pàe mâe bîiaงูแผ่แม่เบี้ยngoo pàe mâe bîiacobra with spread hoodทันทีtan teeทันทีtan tee1immediately; at once2as soon as; the moment that (ทันทีที่)ทำให้tam hâiทำให้tam hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]ทุกคนtúk konทุกคนtúk koneveryone; everybodyถอยหลังtŏi lăngถอยหลังtŏi lăng1[to] move backward; reverse; retreat2[to] regress; backslide3backward(s); in reverse
As soon as we approached, it turned to stare and flared its hood like a cobra, making everyone step back.
Related Words
Word Breakdown
งูngooงูngoosnakePart 1
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งูแผ่แม่เบี้ยngoo pàe mâe bîiaงูแผ่แม่เบี้ยngoo pàe mâe bîiacobra with spread hood