น่าใจหายใจคว่ำ(nâa jai hăai jai kwâm)
Meanings
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terrifying; alarming; heart-stopping
causing great fear or shock; very alarming or hair-raising
Examples
รถบรรทุกrót ban-túkรถบรรทุกrót ban-túktruck; lorryเบรกbèekเบรกbèek1brake (device)2[to] brake; [to] apply the brake3[to] hold back; [to] rein in (figurative)กะทันหันgà-tan-hănกะทันหันgà-tan-hăn1suddenly; abruptly2sudden; abruptจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofเกือบgèuapเกือบgèuap1almost; nearly2almost all; nearly allชนchonชนchon1[to] crash; collide2people; tribe; class3[to] clink (glasses); toast4cl. for social classes/types (rare)รถrótรถrót1vehicle (general)2car; automobile3train (only in compounds)4classifier: vehiclesของฉันkŏng chănของฉันkŏng chănmy; mineเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsเหตุการณ์hèt gaanเหตุการณ์hèt gaan1event; incident; occurrence2situation; state of affairs3classifier: ครั้ง / เหตุการณ์ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotน่าใจหายใจคว่ำnâa jai hăai jai kwâmน่าใจหายใจคว่ำnâa jai hăai jai kwâmterrifying; alarming; heart-stoppingมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatly
The truck braking suddenly and almost hitting my car was a very heart-stopping event.
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น่าใจหายใจคว่ำnâa jai hăai jai kwâmน่าใจหายใจคว่ำnâa jai hăai jai kwâmterrifying; alarming; heart-stopping