แหกคอก(hàek kôk)

Meanings

1VerbB2

[to] defy rules; break from convention

to behave in a way that goes against accepted rules, conventions, or authority; to go rogue (informal)

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)อยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] cook; prepare food3[to] cause; make4[to] work; be employed5[to] act; behaveงานออฟฟิศngaan óf-fítงานออฟฟิศngaan óf-fítoffice work; office-based jobเหมือนmĕuuanเหมือนmĕuuan1similar; alike2like; as3as if; as thoughคนอื่นkon èunคนอื่นkon èun1other people; others2someone else; another personเลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)ตัดสินใจdtàt-sĭn-jaiตัดสินใจdtàt-sĭn-jai[to] decideแหกคอกhàek kôkแหกคอกhàek kôk1[to] defy rules; break from convention2[to] break out of a pen (literal)3nonconformist; unrulyไปเป็นbpai bpenไปเป็นbpai bpen[to] go to be; take up a post asเกษตรกรgà-sèt-dtrà-gonเกษตรกรgà-sèt-dtrà-gonfarmer; agriculturist
He didn't want an office job like everyone else, so he decided to break the mold and become a farmer.
2AdjectiveB2

nonconformist; unruly

describing a person or action that does not follow accepted rules or norms; unconventional

Examples

ความคิดkwaam kítความคิดkwaam kít1idea; thought2thinking; reasoning3opinion; view4mindset; ideology; way of thinkingของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsเธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2term of address (affectionate)3she; herค่อนข้างkôn kâangค่อนข้างkôn kâang1rather; quite (often with negatives)2rather; quite; fairlyแหกคอกhàek kôkแหกคอกhàek kôk1[to] defy rules; break from convention2[to] break out of a pen (literal)3nonconformist; unrulyเพื่อนๆpêuuan pêuuanเพื่อนๆpêuuan pêuuan1friends (plural)2friends! (as address)เลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)ไม่ค่อยmâi kôiไม่ค่อยmâi kôi1rarely; seldom; not often2not very; hardly (degree)เข้าใจkâo jaiเข้าใจkâo jai1[to] understand; grasp2[to be] understanding (of [sb])3[to] assume; take sth to be trueในตอนแรกnai dton râekในตอนแรกnai dton râekat first; initially
Her ideas are quite unconventional, so her friends didn't really understand at first.
3VerbC1

[to] break out of a pen (literal)

of livestock or animals: to get out of an enclosure or pen

Examples

เมื่อคืนmêuua keunเมื่อคืนmêuua keun1last night (the night before today)2last nightวัวwuuaวัวwuuacow; cattleตัวหนึ่งdtuua nèungตัวหนึ่งdtuua nèung1one (of them); a certain one2one (classifier ‘ตัว’)แหกคอกhàek kôkแหกคอกhàek kôk1[to] defy rules; break from convention2[to] break out of a pen (literal)3nonconformist; unrulyออกไปòk bpaiออกไปòk bpai1[to] go out; leave; exit2[to] lead out to; extend to3[!] Get out!ชาวบ้านchaao bâanชาวบ้านchaao bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)ต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightช่วยกันchûuai ganช่วยกันchûuai gan1[to] help each other; cooperate2[to] do jointly; pitch in togetherตามหาdtaam hăaตามหาdtaam hăa1[to] look for; search for; seek; track down2[to] seek to obtain (a specific item)ทั้งคืนtáng keunทั้งคืนtáng keun1all night; the whole night2the entire night
Last night, a cow broke out of its pen, and the villagers had to search for it all night.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

แหกhàekแหกhàek1[to] tear open; rip open; force open2[to] spread wide; splay3(coll.) [to] flout; defy (a rule, law)4(coll.) [to] break through; run (a checkpoint); force one's way outPart 1
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คอกkôkคอกkôk1animal pen/enclosure2stall/stable3neck (around the throat)Part 2
แหกคอกhàek kôkแหกคอกhàek kôk[to] defy rules; break from convention