หน้าแตก(nâa dtàek)

Meanings

1VerbB1

[to] be embarrassed; [to] lose face

To be embarrassed or humiliated, especially in a public or social situation; to lose face.

Examples

ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)เรียกชื่อrîiak chêuเรียกชื่อrîiak chêu[to] call [sb]'s nameคนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleผิดpìtผิดpìt1wrong; incorrect2illegal; against the law3improper; inappropriate4miss-; wrongly (prefix/adverbial use)5be wrong; make a mistakeหน้าแตกnâa dtàekหน้าแตกnâa dtàek[to] be embarrassed; [to] lose faceเลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)
I called someone by the wrong name, I was so embarrassed!

Related Words

Word Breakdown

หน้าnâaหน้าnâa1front; frontage2next; upcoming3face—prefix (before nouns)4in front; at the front5season (in names)6page7facePart 1
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แตกdtàekแตกdtàek1[to] crack; break; shatter2[to] burst; rupture3broken; cracked4[to] split up; fall apart (figurative)5[to] leak out; be revealed (slang)6[to] ejaculate; climax (slang)Part 2
หน้าแตกnâa dtàekหน้าแตกnâa dtàek[to] be embarrassed; [to] lose face