ฟาดหาง(fâat hăang)
Meanings
1VerbB2
[to] lash [sb/sth] with the tail
to strike or whip someone or something with a tail, as an animal such as a crocodile or fish does.
Examples
ระวังrá-wangระวังrá-wang1[to] be careful; take care2[to] watch out for; guard against3watch out!; caution!หน่อยnòiหน่อยnòi1a little; a bit2polite softener (request)นะnáนะná1[!] persuasive/confirming particle2[!] softener; friendly particle3[!] attention-getter (initial position)ปลากระเบนbplaa grà-baynปลากระเบนbplaa grà-baynstingray; rayอาจจะàat jàอาจจะàat jàmaybe; perhaps; mightฟาดหางfâat hăangฟาดหางfâat hăang1[to] lash [sb/sth] with the tail2tail lash; a strike from a tail3[to] lash out at [sb] (figurative)เพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofป้องกันตัวbpông-gan dtuuaป้องกันตัวbpông-gan dtuua1[to] defend/protect oneself2self-defenseได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)6okay; sure; agreed
Be careful, the stingray might strike with its tail to defend itself.
2NounB2
tail lash; a strike from a tail
a sudden, forceful swing of a tail; a blow made by a tail.
Examples
แค่kâeแค่kâe1only; just2merely; simply (downplaying)3only; just (preposition)การฟาดหางgaan fâat hăangการฟาดหางgaan fâat hăang1tail lash; tail strike2backlash; retaliatory outburst (figurative)ครั้งเดียวkráng diiaoครั้งเดียวkráng diiao1once; only once2one-time; single; occurring only once3a single time; one occurrenceของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsแมวmaeoแมวmaeo1cat2cat (any feline)ก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerปัดแก้วbpàt gâewปัดแก้วbpàt gâew[to] knock a glass aside; brush a glass away; knock over a glassบนbonบนbon1on; upon2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)โต๊ะdtóโต๊ะdtó1table2deskตกแตกdtòk dtàekตกแตกdtòk dtàek[to] drop and shatterได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)6okay; sure; agreed
Just a single tail whip from the cat can knock a glass off the table and break it.
3VerbB2
[to] lash out at [sb] (figurative)
(figurative) to retaliate or take out one's anger on people nearby, often weaker or uninvolved.
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillโกรธgròhtโกรธgròht1[to] be angry (at/with/about)2angry; madมาจากmaa jàakมาจากmaa jàak1[to] come from; be from (source/origin)2[to] originate/derive from3[to] result from; be due toที่อื่นtêe èunที่อื่นtêe èun1elsewhere; somewhere else2another place; a different locationแต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)4even; despite (emphatic concessive)กลับมาglàp maaกลับมาglàp maa1[to] come back; return2[to] resume; make a comeback; be backฟาดหางfâat hăangฟาดหางfâat hăang1[to] lash [sb/sth] with the tail2tail lash; a strike from a tail3[to] lash out at [sb] (figurative)ใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] pour in; [to] fill4[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)5[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)คนที่บ้านkon têe bâanคนที่บ้านkon têe bâan1spouse; partner2family; people at home
He got angry somewhere else, but came back home to take it out on his family.
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ฟาดหางfâat hăangฟาดหางfâat hăang[to] lash [sb/sth] with the tail