เหยียบรัง(yìiap rang)

Meanings

1VerbB1

[to] step on a nest

To step on or tread on a nest, such as that of birds or insects.

Examples

ระวังrá-wangระวังrá-wang1[to] be careful; take care2[to] watch out for; guard against3watch out!; caution!อย่าyàaอย่าyàa1don’t; do not (negative imperative)2don’t … yet; hold offเดินไปdern bpaiเดินไปdern bpai[to] walk to [somewhere]เหยียบรังyìiap rangเหยียบรังyìiap rang1[to] step on a nest2(idiom) [to] stir up trouble; [to] intrude on someone's domainมดmótมดmótantตรงนั้นdtrong nánตรงนั้นdtrong nán1there; at that spot2that place3that … there (post-nominal)นะnáนะná1[!] persuasive/confirming particle2[!] softener; friendly particle3[!] attention-getter (initial position)
Be careful! Don't go step on that ant nest over there.
2VerbC1

(idiom) [to] stir up trouble; [to] intrude on someone's domain

(Figuratively) To provoke or invite retaliation by intruding into someone's group or area of control, as if stepping on their nest.

Examples

การเข้าไปgaan kâo bpaiการเข้าไปgaan kâo bpaientry; the act of going inยุ่งyûngยุ่งyûng1busy; occupied2messy; tangled3complicated; troublesome4[to] meddle; interfere5swarming with flies/mosquitoes (dial.)เรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3about; regarding (as a topic marker)4classifier for stories/films/casesของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsแผนกpà-nàekแผนกpà-nàek1department; section2division; section (organizational unit)3department (academic)อื่นèunอื่นèun1other; different; else2else; otherwise (as a modifying element)3others; other people/thingsก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerเหมือนmĕuuanเหมือนmĕuuan1similar; alike2like; as3as if; as thoughไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)เหยียบรังyìiap rangเหยียบรังyìiap rang1[to] step on a nest2(idiom) [to] stir up trouble; [to] intrude on someone's domainเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเดี๋ยวdĭiaoเดี๋ยวdĭiao1soon; in a moment2for a moment; briefly; one moment3wait! just a moment4if … then (warning; colloquial)5alternating; now … now …จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)เดือดร้อนdèuuat rónเดือดร้อนdèuuat rón1[to] be in distress; suffer hardship; be troubled2[to] be affected; be inconvenienced; be put outเอาaoเอาao1[to] take; get; pick2[to] want (request/ordering)3[to] use; employ4[to] bring/take (for use)5marker: purpose/focus6marker: insistence/emphasis7[to] have sex (vulgar slang)ได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)6okay; sure; agreed
Getting involved in another department's business is like stepping on their nest; you could get into trouble.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

เหยียบyìiapเหยียบyìiap1[to] step on; tread on2[to] press (a pedal) with the foot3[to] crush/flatten underfoot4[to] reach (a speed of)Part 1
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รังrangรังrang1nest; hive; den (animal)2hive/nest (classifier)3hideout; lair (pejorative/colloquial)4[to] build a nestPart 2
เหยียบรังyìiap rangเหยียบรังyìiap rang[to] step on a nest