ทะลุทะลวง(tá-lú tá-luuang)

Meanings

1VerbB2

[to] pierce through; [to] penetrate

To pierce, penetrate, or break through something completely and forcefully, used for both physical barriers and figurative obstacles.

Examples

กองทัพgong tápกองทัพgong táp1army; military2a large group; hostสามารถsăa-mâatสามารถsăa-mâat1able; capable2ability; capability3talented; competentทะลุทะลวงtá-lú tá-luuangทะลุทะลวงtá-lú tá-luuang1[to] pierce through; [to] penetrate2[to] pierce through; break through (literal)3[to] penetrate; break through (figurative)4[to] break through; penetrateแนวป้องกันnaew bpông-ganแนวป้องกันnaew bpông-gan1line of defense; defensive line2defensive measures/strategy (figurative)ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsข้าศึกkâa sèukข้าศึกkâa sèukenemy; foe (military)ได้สำเร็จdâai săm-rètได้สำเร็จdâai săm-rètsuccessfully; with success
The army succeeded in breaking through the enemy's defense line.
2VerbB2

[to] pierce through; break through (literal)

to pierce, penetrate, or break through a physical barrier or defense completely and forcefully

Examples

กองทัพgong tápกองทัพgong táp1army; military2a large group; hostสามารถsăa-mâatสามารถsăa-mâat1able; capable2ability; capability3talented; competentทะลุทะลวงtá-lú tá-luuangทะลุทะลวงtá-lú tá-luuang1[to] pierce through; [to] penetrate2[to] pierce through; break through (literal)3[to] penetrate; break through (figurative)4[to] break through; penetrateแนวป้องกันnaew bpông-ganแนวป้องกันnaew bpông-gan1line of defense; defensive line2defensive measures/strategy (figurative)ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsข้าศึกkâa sèukข้าศึกkâa sèukenemy; foe (military)ได้สำเร็จdâai săm-rètได้สำเร็จdâai săm-rètsuccessfully; with success
The army succeeded in breaking through the enemy's defense line.
3VerbC1

[to] penetrate; break through (figurative)

to overcome or break through figurative obstacles, limitations, or conventional thinking

Examples

ด้วยdûuayด้วยdûuay1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because; since (formal/literary)5polite/softening sentence particle (formal)6because of; due toเทคโนโลยีtêk-no-lo-yeeเทคโนโลยีtêk-no-lo-yee1technology2tech; technological systemsใหม่màiใหม่mài1new; not old2new; different; fresh3again; anew4new; inexperienced (novice)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)หวังว่าwăng wâaหวังว่าwăng wâa1[to] hope (that)2hopefully; I/we hope (that)จะสามารถjà săa-mâatจะสามารถjà săa-mâat[to] will be able toทะลุทะลวงtá-lú tá-luuangทะลุทะลวงtá-lú tá-luuang1[to] pierce through; [to] penetrate2[to] pierce through; break through (literal)3[to] penetrate; break through (figurative)4[to] break through; penetrateข้อจำกัดkôr jam-gàtข้อจำกัดkôr jam-gàtlimitation; restriction; constraintเดิมๆderm dermเดิมๆderm derm1unchanged; same as before2as before; as usualในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)การรักษาโรคgaan rák-săa rôhkการรักษาโรคgaan rák-săa rôhkmedical treatment; treatment of diseaseมะเร็งmá-rengมะเร็งmá-reng1cancer (disease)2Cancer (zodiac sign)ได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)6okay; sure; agreed
With this new technology, we hope to be able to break through the previous limitations in cancer treatment.
4VerbC1

[to] break through; penetrate

To forcefully break through or push past an obstacle, barrier, defense, or limitation.

Examples

กองทัพgong tápกองทัพgong táp1army; military2a large group; hostสามารถsăa-mâatสามารถsăa-mâat1able; capable2ability; capability3talented; competentทะลุทะลวงtá-lú tá-luuangทะลุทะลวงtá-lú tá-luuang1[to] pierce through; [to] penetrate2[to] pierce through; break through (literal)3[to] penetrate; break through (figurative)4[to] break through; penetrateแนวป้องกันnaew bpông-ganแนวป้องกันnaew bpông-gan1line of defense; defensive line2defensive measures/strategy (figurative)ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsข้าศึกkâa sèukข้าศึกkâa sèukenemy; foe (military)ได้สำเร็จdâai săm-rètได้สำเร็จdâai săm-rètsuccessfully; with success
The army succeeded in breaking through the enemy's defense line.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ทะลุtá-lúทะลุtá-lú1[to] go through; pass through2[to] pierce; penetrate3be obvious/transparent (figurative)4[to] exceed; surpass (a limit/level)Part 1
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ทะลวงthá-luuangทะลวงthá-luuang1[to] pierce; bore through2[to] break through; force a way in/throughPart 2
ทะลุทะลวงtá-lú tá-luuangทะลุทะลวงtá-lú tá-luuang[to] pierce through; [to] penetrate