ฟันหัวแบะ

Thai

Etymology

From ฟัน (fan, “to slash, to cut; (slang) to set or determine (a price) unfairly”) +‎ หัว (hǔua, “head”) +‎ แบะ (bɛ̀, “to open or be opened, separate or be separated, part or be parted”); meaning to surprise or shock someone by demanding an unfairly high payment from him as if to strike his head open.

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ฟันหัวแบะ f ạ n h ạ w æ ɓ a
Phonemic		ฟัน-หัว-แบะ f ạ n – h ạ w – æ ɓ a
Romanization	Paiboon	fan-hǔua-bɛ̀
	Royal Institute	fan-hua-bae
(standard) IPA(key)		/fan˧.hua̯˩˩˦.bɛʔ˨˩/(R)

Verb

ฟันหัวแบะ • (fan-hǔua-bɛ̀) (abstract noun การฟันหัวแบะ)

1. (slang) to set or determine a shockingly and unfairly high price; to demand the payment of such a price.