ดื้อๆ

dêuu dêuu

Meanings

1AdverbB2

for no reason; just like that

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

Examples

ไฟfaiไฟfai1fire; flame2electricity; power3light (from a lamp)4signal light; indicator5anger; passion (figurative)ก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerดับไปdàp bpaiดับไปdàp bpai1[to] go out; [to] be extinguished2[to] die; [to] pass awayดื้อๆdêuu dêuuดื้อๆdêuu dêuu1for no reason; just like that2plainly stubborn (colloq.)ทั้งtángทั้งtáng1whole; entire2all3both4altogether; entirely5even; as many/much asตึกdtèukตึกdtèukbuilding (large, multi-story)เงียบสนิทngîiap sà-nìtเงียบสนิทngîiap sà-nìtcompletely silent
The power just went out all of a sudden, and the whole building fell silent.
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; inform2[to] ask/tell (someone to do something) (colloquial)3[to] indicate; show4[to] state; say (reporting speech)ดีๆdee deeดีๆdee dee1properly; carefully; nicely; politely2really good; decent; properก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ฟังfangฟังfang1listen2heed3[to] sound; seem (to the ear)ยังyangยังyang1not yet (with ไม่)2yet? (question use)3still; continuing4still/even (emphatic degree)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)เถียงtĭiangเถียงtĭiang1[to] argue; [to] talk back2[to] defend; [to] justify (one's position)ดื้อๆdêuu dêuuดื้อๆdêuu dêuu1for no reason; just like that2plainly stubborn (colloq.)อยู่yòoอยู่yòo1to be (located); be at2progressive/continuative marker3[to] live; reside; stay4to exist; remainนั่นแหละnân làeนั่นแหละnân làe1exactly; that's it2emphatic particle: 'exactly; indeed'
Even when told nicely, he still argues stubbornly for no good reason.

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