กัดฟันสู้(gàt fan sôo)

Meanings

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[to] persevere; [to] grit one's teeth and fight

To endure a difficult or painful situation with determination; to continue fighting or trying despite hardship.

Examples

ถึงจะtĕung jàถึงจะtĕung jà1only if; only when; not until2even if; even though; although (often with ก็)เหนื่อยnèuayเหนื่อยnèuay1tired; exhausted2[to] get tired; become tired3tiring; exhausting4hard; laborious; exhausting (informal)แค่ไหนkâe năiแค่ไหนkâe năi1how much; to what extent2how far/long3no matter how ... (pattern)เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerกัดฟันสู้gàt fan sôoกัดฟันสู้gàt fan sôo[to] persevere; [to] grit one's teeth and fightทำงานtam ngaanทำงานtam ngaan1[to] work; do one's job; be on duty2[to] function; operateต่อdtòต่อdtò1[to] bargain; haggle2per; each (rate/unit)3[to] continue; go on4subsequently; then (adverbial sequence)5[to] connect; attach; join6next; following; subsequentจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofเสร็จsètเสร็จsèt1finished; done2[to] finish; be done3ready; all set4done for; screwed (slang)
No matter how tired he was, he gritted his teeth and fought on to finish the work.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

กัดฟันgàt fanกัดฟันgàt fan1[to] clench/grit one's teeth2[to] tough it out; [to] perseverePart 1
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สู้sôoสู้sôo1[to] fight; struggle2[to] compete; contend (against)3[to] withstand; cope with; afford4cannot match; be inferior to (negative/comparative)5keep going!; fight on! (encouragement)Part 2
กัดฟันสู้gàt fan sôoกัดฟันสู้gàt fan sôo[to] persevere; [to] grit one's teeth and fight