กู้ขวัญ(gôo kwăn)

Meanings

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[to] restore [sb]'s morale; [to] boost [sb]'s spirits

To restore or boost someone's morale, courage, or spirit, especially after a defeat or setback.

Examples

หลังlăngหลังlăng1behind; at the back of2back (of body)3CL: building; house; structure4after; later than5rear; back (part)พ่ายแพ้pâai páeพ่ายแพ้pâai páe1[to] succumb; yield2[to] be defeated; loseในnaiในnai1of; belonging to (formal)2in; inside; within3during; in (time)นัดnátนัดnát1classifier: shot; round of ammunition2appointment; meeting3round; match (sports)4[to] make an appointment; arrange to meet5classifier: round; match; appointmentแรกrâekแรกrâek1at first; initially2first; earliest; initialโค้ชkóhtโค้ชkóht1coach; trainer2[to] coach; [to] trainพยายามpà-yaa-yaamพยายามpà-yaa-yaam[to] try; attemptพูดpôotพูดpôot1[to] speak; talk2[to] tell; talk about3[to] say; speakกู้gûuกู้gûu1[to] borrow money; take out a loan2[to] rescue; save3[to] salvage; recover4[to] restore; regain; rehabilitateขวัญกำลังใจkwăn gam-lang-jaiขวัญกำลังใจkwăn gam-lang-jai1encouragement; morale boost2moraleของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2property; goods3thing; item; stuffนักกีฬาnák gee-laaนักกีฬาnák gee-laaathlete; sportsperson; playerทุกคนtúk konทุกคนtúk koneveryone; everybody
After losing the first match, the coach tried to speak to restore the morale of all the athletes.
3 more examples
บริษัทbò-rí-sàtจัดงานเลี้ยงjàt ngaan líiangเพื่อpêuuaกู้ขวัญgôo kwănพนักงานpá-nák-ngaanหลังจากที่lăng jàak têeต้องdtôngทำงานtam ngaanอย่างหนักyàang nàkมาตลอดmaa dtà-lòtทั้งtángไตรมาสdtrai-mâat
The company organized a party to boost employee morale after they had worked hard throughout the quarter.
รัฐบาลrát-tà-baanออกòkมาตรการmâat-dtrà gaanหลายอย่างlăai yàangเพื่อpêuuaกู้gûuขวัญและกำลังใจkwăn láe gam-lang-jaiของkŏngประชาชนbprà-chaa-chonที่têeได้รับdâi rápผลกระทบpŏn grà-tópจากjàakภัยพิบัติpai pí-bàt
The government issued several measures to restore the spirit and morale of the people affected by the disaster.
หลังจากlăng jàakล้มเหลวlóm lěoทางธุรกิจtaang tú-rá-gìtกำลังใจgam-lang-jaiจากjàakครอบครัวkrôp kruuaเป็นbpenสิ่งสำคัญsìng săm-kanที่têeช่วยchûuaiกู้ขวัญgôo kwănให้hâiเขาkăoกลับมาglàp maaลุกขึ้นสู้lúk kûen sôoอีกครั้งèek kráng
After his business failure, encouragement from his family was crucial in boosting his morale to get back up and fight again.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

กู้gûuกู้gûu1[to] borrow money; take out a loan2[to] rescue; save3[to] salvage; recover4[to] restore; regain; rehabilitatePart 1
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ขวัญkwănขวัญkwăn1spirit; vital essence2morale; courage3hair whorl; cowlickPart 2
กู้ขวัญgôo kwănกู้ขวัญgôo kwăn[to] restore [sb]'s morale; [to] boost [sb]'s spirits