พังทลายลง(pang tá-laai long)

Meanings

1VerbB1

[to] collapse; [to] cave in; [to] crumble

to break apart and fall down suddenly, often used for buildings, structures, or cliffs

Examples

ตึกdtèukตึกdtèukbuilding (large, multi-story)เก่าgàoเก่าgào1former; previous2old-fashioned; outdated3old; not newพังทลายลงpang tá-laai longพังทลายลงpang tá-laai long1[to] collapse; [to] cave in; [to] crumble2[to] collapse (figurative)เมื่อวานนี้mêuua waan néeเมื่อวานนี้mêuua waan née1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; on the previous day
The old building collapsed yesterday.
2VerbB2

[to] collapse (figurative)

to fail or come to an end completely and suddenly, used for systems, plans, or relationships

Examples

ความฝันkwaam fănความฝันkwaam făn1dream (during sleep)2dream; aspiration; ambition3pipe dream; unrealistic idealของเขาkŏng kăoของเขาkŏng kăohis; hers; theirsพังทลายลงpang tá-laai longพังทลายลงpang tá-laai long1[to] collapse; [to] cave in; [to] crumble2[to] collapse (figurative)เมื่อmêuuaเมื่อmêuua1when; at the time that2when (past time marker)เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillไม่ผ่านmâi pàanไม่ผ่านmâi pàan1[to] fail; not pass2not approved; rejected3[to] not get throughการคัดเลือกgaan kát lêuuakการคัดเลือกgaan kát lêuuak1selection; screening2selection (biology)เข้าkâoเข้าkâo1[to] enter; go in2[to] put in; insert3[to] understand4[to] join; enter (an organization, school, etc.)5[to] fit; suit; match6[to] begin; start; take effect7cooked rice8riceรอบสุดท้ายrôp sùt táaiรอบสุดท้ายrôp sùt táai1final round; last round2last show/time slot; last run
His dream collapsed when he didn't pass the final selection round.

Related Words

Similar Meaning

พังครืนpang kreunพังครืนpang kreun1[to] collapse with a crash; [to] come crashing down2[to] fail completely; [to] fall apart
  • [to] collapse with a crash; [to] come crashing down
  • [to] fail completely; [to] fall apart
ล่มสลายlôm sà-lăaiล่มสลายlôm sà-lăai1[to] collapse; disintegrate; fall apart2[to] fall through; unravel; fail completely
  • [to] collapse; disintegrate; fall apart
  • [to] fall through; unravel; fail completely
ถล่มtà-lòmถล่มtà-lòm1[to] collapse; cave in2[to] bombard; pound; slam3[to] thrash; rout4[to] pour down; lash (rain)
  • [to] collapse; cave in
  • [to] bombard; pound; slam
  • [to] thrash; rout
  • [to] pour down; lash (rain)
พังพินาศpang pí-nâatพังพินาศpang pí-nâat1[to] be ruined; collapse; be destroyed2ruined; devastated; in ruins
  • [to] be ruined; collapse; be destroyed
  • ruined; devastated; in ruins

Word Breakdown

พังทลายpang tá-laaiพังทลายpang tá-laai1[to] collapse; crumble; cave in2[to] be ruined; disintegrate (figurative)Part 1
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ลงlongลงlong1[to] go down; descend2[to] put; apply; record3[to] decrease; go down4[to] land; alight5down; downstream6downstream; southbound7[to] get off (vehicle)Part 2
พังทลายลงpang tá-laai longพังทลายลงpang tá-laai long[to] collapse; [to] cave in; [to] crumble