จี้ใจดำ(jêe jai dam)
Meanings
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[to] hit a sore spot; [to] touch a nerve
To say or do something that touches on a person's sensitive point, weakness, or past mistake, often causing them emotional pain or embarrassment.
Examples
คำพูดkam pôotคำพูดkam pôot1what someone says; remarks2one's word; promise3wording; phrasingของเขาkŏng kăoของเขาkŏng kăohis; hers; theirsที่ว่าtêe wâaที่ว่าtêe wâathat ...; mentioned; referred toฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ยังyangยังyang1yet? (question use)2still; continuing3not yet (with ไม่)4still/even (emphatic degree)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)โตdtohโตdtoh1big; large; grown-up2[to] grow; matureมันmanมันman1starchy tuber; tuberous crop2fat; grease3greasy; oily; fatty4he/she (colloquial, impolite)5creamy; rich (texture/taste)6it (thing/animal)7fun; thrilling; highly entertainingจี้ใจดำjêe jai damจี้ใจดำjêe jai dam[to] hit a sore spot; [to] touch a nerveฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)มากmâakมากmâak1many; numerous2very; extremely3much; a lot; greatly
His comment that I'm still not mature really hit a nerve.
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อย่าyàaไปbpaiพูดpôotเรื่องrêuuangที่têeเขาkăoสอบตกsòp dtòkอีกเลยèek loeiมันmanเหมือนmĕuuanไปbpaiจี้ใจดำjêe jai damเขาkăoนะná
Don't bring up the fact that he failed the exam again; it's like touching a raw nerve for him.
เธอterจงใจjong-jaiพูดpôotเรื่องrêuuangฐานะtăa-náทางบ้านtaang bâanของเขาkŏng kăoเพื่อpêuuaจี้ใจดำjêe jai damให้hâiเขาkăoอับอายàp aaiต่อหน้าdtò nâaเพื่อนๆpêuuan pêuuan
She intentionally brought up his family's financial status to hit a sensitive point and embarrass him in front of his friends.
บทวิจารณ์bòt wí-jaanหนังnăngไม่ได้mâi dâaiพูดถึงpôot tĕungแค่kâeข้อบกพร่องkôr bòk prôngทางเทคนิคtaang ték-nîkแต่ยังdtàe yangจี้ใจดำjêe jai damไปถึงbpai tĕungแก่นเรื่องgàen rêuuangที่têeอ่อนไหวòn wăiของkŏngสังคมsăng-komด้วยdûuay
The movie review didn't just mention technical flaws; it also touched on a raw nerve regarding societally sensitive themes.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
แทงใจดำtaeng jai damแทงใจดำtaeng jai dam[to] hit a sore spot; strike a nerve
[to] hit a sore spot; strike a nerve
แทงใจtaeng jaiแทงใจtaeng jai[to] hit a nerve; pierce the heart
[to] hit a nerve; pierce the heart
สะกิดแผลเก่าsà-kít-phlɛ̌ɛ-kàuสะกิดแผลเก่าsà-kít-phlɛ̌ɛ-kàu[to] reopen old wounds; [to] bring up bad memories
[to] reopen old wounds; [to] bring up bad memories
Word Breakdown
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จี้ใจดำjêe jai damจี้ใจดำjêe jai dam[to] hit a sore spot; [to] touch a nerve