ปากเก่ง(bpàak gèng)
Meanings
1AdjectiveB1
mouthy; argumentative; all talk
someone who talks back or argues a lot; smart‑mouthed; often all talk and little action.
Examples
เด็กdèkเด็กdèk1child; kid2young person (informal)3classifier: childrenคนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3that (emphatic/contrastive final particle)ปากเก่งbpàak gèngปากเก่งbpàak gèngmouthy; argumentative; all talkมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatlyชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)เถียงtĭiangเถียงtĭiang1[to] argue; [to] talk back2[to] defend; [to] justify (one's position)ผู้ใหญ่pôo yàiผู้ใหญ่pôo yài1adult; grown-up2elder; respected senior3authority; person in charge4senior; adult (modifier)5adult (modifier)
That kid is very smart-mouthed, always arguing with adults.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
เก่งแต่ปากgèng dtàe bpàakเก่งแต่ปากgèng dtàe bpàakall talk and no action
all talk and no action
ดีแต่พูดdee dtàe pôotดีแต่พูดdee dtàe pôotall talk and no action
all talk and no action
ปากดีbpàak deeปากดีbpàak dee1mouthy; sassy; talks back2smart‑mouthed but not capable
- mouthy; sassy; talks back
- smart‑mouthed but not capable
ปากกล้าbpàak glâaปากกล้าbpàak glâaoutspoken; blunt
outspoken; blunt
Word Breakdown
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ปากเก่งbpàak gèngปากเก่งbpàak gèngmouthy; argumentative; all talk