ดื้อๆ(dêuu dêuu)

Meanings

1AdverbB2

for no reason; just like that

without any reason, warning, or explanation; abruptly; just like that

Examples

ไฟfaiไฟfai1fire; flame2electricity; power3signal light; indicator4anger; passion (figurative)5light (from a lamp)ก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3well; after all (emphasis/justification)4topic/resumption marker5conditional marker (if… then…)ดับไปdàp bpaiดับไปdàp bpai1[to] die; [to] pass away (literary)2[to] go out; [to] be extinguishedดื้อๆdêuu dêuuดื้อๆdêuu dêuu1for no reason; just like that2plainly stubborn (colloq.)ทั้งtángทั้งtáng1altogether; entirely2all3both4whole; entireตึกdtèukตึกdtèukbuilding (of masonry or concrete)เงียบสนิทngîiap sà-nìtเงียบสนิทngîiap sà-nìtcompletely silent
The power just went out all of a sudden, and the whole building fell silent.
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เขาkăoยกเลิกนัดyók lêrk nátดื้อๆdêuu dêuuโดยdoiไม่mâiบอกเหตุbòk hètผลpŏn
He canceled the appointment abruptly without giving a reason.
เครื่องคอมพิวเตอร์krêuuang kom-piw-dtêrค้างkáangดื้อๆdêuu dêuuทั้งที่táng têeเมื่อกี้mêuua géeยังyangทำงานtam ngaanปกติbpòk-gà-dtì
The computer froze out of the blue even though it was working fine just a moment ago.
ฝนfŏnหยุดyùtดื้อๆdêuu dêuuกลางglaangงานเทศกาลngaan tâyt-sà-gaanทำให้tam hâiเวทีway-teeต้องdtôngปรับbpràpตารางdtaa-raangใหม่màiทันทีtan tee
The rain suddenly stopped in the middle of the festival, forcing the stage to adjust the schedule immediately.
2AdjectiveB2

plainly stubborn (colloq.)

stubborn in a bare, unreasoned way; simply being obstinate (colloquial intensifying reduplication of ดื้อดื้อdêuu1stubborn; obstinate; headstrong2naughty; disobedient3resistant (to treatment/control))

Examples

บอกbòkบอกbòk1[to] tell; instruct; ask [sb] to do [sth]2[to] tell; inform3[to] indicate; showดีๆdee deeดีๆdee dee1properly; carefully; nicely; politely2really good; decent; properก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3well; after all (emphasis/justification)4topic/resumption marker5conditional marker (if… then…)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ฟังfangฟังfang1[to] sound; seem (to the ear)2listen3heedยังyangยังyang1yet? (question use)2still; continuing3not yet (with ไม่)4still/even (emphatic degree)จะjàจะjà1will; would (in conditional results)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; shall (future/intention marker)เถียงtĭiangเถียงtĭiang[to] argue; [to] talk backดื้อๆdêuu dêuuดื้อๆdêuu dêuu1for no reason; just like that2plainly stubborn (colloq.)อยู่yòoอยู่yòo1progressive/continuative marker2to exist; remain3to be (located); be at4[to] live; reside; stayนั่นแหละnân làeนั่นแหละnân làe1exactly; that's it2emphatic particle: 'exactly; indeed'
Even when told nicely, he still argues stubbornly for no good reason.
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หมอmŏrบอกให้bòk hâiพักpákแต่dtàeเขาkăoก็gâwจะjàซ้อมsómต่อdtòดื้อๆdêuu dêuu
The doctor told him to rest, but he insists on continuing practice just out of sheer stubbornness.
มีเหตุผลmee hèht pŏnให้hâiครบถ้วนkróp tûuanแล้วláeoแต่dtàeเขาkăoกลับglàpยืนกรานyeuun graanดื้อๆdêuu dêuuไม่mâiยอมyomปรับbpràpแผนpăen
All the reasons were clearly laid out, yet he obstinately refused to adjust the plan.
ทั้งtángทีมteemเห็นhĕnตรงกันdtrong ganแต่dtàeเธอterก็gâwยึดyéutความคิดkwaam kítเดิมdermดื้อๆdêuu dêuuโดยdoiไม่รับฟังmâi ráp fangข้อเสนอkôr sà-nĕrใดๆdai dai
The whole team agreed, but she stuck to her original idea out of sheer obstinacy, refusing to hear any suggestions.

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