ชนะใจตนเอง(chá-ná jai dton ayng)

Meanings

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[to] overcome oneself; [to] conquer oneself

to overcome one's own desires, temptations, or weaknesses; to achieve self-mastery or self-control.

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillอยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forเก็บเงินgèp ngernเก็บเงินgèp ngern1[to] save money; put money aside2[to] collect payment; charge [sb]ซื้อséuซื้อséu1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offรถrótรถrót1vehicle (general)2car; automobile3train (only in compounds)4classifier: vehiclesคันkanคันkan1itchy2itch3lever; handle4classifier for vehicles5shaft; rod; poleใหม่màiใหม่mài1new; not old2new; different; fresh3again; anew4new; inexperienced (novice)เลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)ต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightพยายามpà-yaa-yaamพยายามpà-yaa-yaam[to] try; attemptชนะใจตนเองchá-ná jai dton ayngชนะใจตนเองchá-ná jai dton ayng[to] overcome oneself; [to] conquer oneselfไม่ให้mâi hâiไม่ให้mâi hâi1[to] not allow; not let; forbid2[to] not give; withhold; refuse to give3so that not; in order to preventซื้อséuซื้อséu1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offของฟุ่มเฟือยkŏng fûm-feuaiของฟุ่มเฟือยkŏng fûm-feuailuxury item; extravagance
He wants to save money for a new car, so he has to try to overcome his own desires and not buy unnecessary things.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ชนะใจchá-ná jaiชนะใจchá-ná jai[to] win [sb] over; win the heart of [sb]Part 1
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ตนเองdton ayngตนเองdton ayng1oneself (reflexive pronoun)2one's own (possessive)3the self; one's identityPart 2
ชนะใจตนเองchá-ná jai dton ayngชนะใจตนเองchá-ná jai dton ayng[to] overcome oneself; [to] conquer oneself