ทนฝืน(ton fĕuun)

Meanings

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[to] force oneself [to do sth]; [to] endure reluctantly

To force oneself to do something that one does not want to do; to endure something reluctantly or against one's will.

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillไม่สบายmâi sà-baaiไม่สบายmâi sà-baai1unwell; ill; sick2[to] be unwell; feel illแต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)4even; despite (emphatic concessive)ก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerทนฝืนton fĕuunทนฝืนton fĕuun[to] force oneself [to do sth]; [to] endure reluctantlyไปทำงานbpai tam ngaanไปทำงานbpai tam ngaan[to] go to work
He was sick, but he forced himself to go to work.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ทนtonทนton1[to] endure; tolerate; bear2[to] withstand; resist3durable; resistant (of things)Part 1
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ฝืนfĕuunฝืนfĕuun1[to] force oneself; push through; tough it out2[to] resist; go against3[to be] forced; unnatural; strainedPart 2
ทนฝืนton fĕuunทนฝืนton fĕuun[to] force oneself [to do sth]; [to] endure reluctantly