หัวระแหง(hŭua rá-hăeng)

Meanings

2NounC1

ringleader; head of a gang

The leader of a group, especially one involved in trouble or crime; a ringleader.

Examples

ตำรวจdtam-rùuatตำรวจdtam-rùuatpolice; police officerเชื่อว่าchêuua wâaเชื่อว่าchêuua wâa1[to] believe (that) ...2it is believed that ...ถ้าtâaถ้าtâa1if; in case2if only; provided that (conditional emphasis)จับjàpจับjàp1[to] hold; grasp2[to] touch; feel3[to] catch; seize; capture4[to] arrest5[to] detect; pick up; sense6[to] assign; pair up; match7[to be] chilled; feel cold (body part)8[to] set; fix (price, time, etc.)หัวระแหงhŭua rá-hăengหัวระแหงhŭua rá-hăeng1ringleader; head of a gang2place; spot; localityของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsแก๊งgáengแก๊งgáeng1gang (criminal group)2clique; crew; group (informal)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)6okay; sure; agreedก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerจะสามารถjà săa-mâatจะสามารถjà săa-mâat[to] will be able toทลายtá-laaiทลายtá-laai1[to] collapse; cave in2[to] demolish; break down3[to] raid and dismantle (illegal activity)ทั้งtángทั้งtáng1whole; entire2all3both4altogether; entirely5even; as many/much asขบวนการkà-buan gaanขบวนการkà-buan gaan1syndicate; ring; organized network2process; mechanism; system3movement (organized social/political group)
The police believe that if they can catch the ringleader of this gang, they can dismantle the entire operation.