บีบคั้นใจ(bèep kán jai)

Meanings

1AdjectiveB2

heart-wrenching; emotionally crushing

causing strong emotional pain or pressure; deeply upsetting or crushing

Examples

ภาพข่าวpâap kàaoภาพข่าวpâap kàaonews photo; news footageเด็กกำพร้าdèk gam-práaเด็กกำพร้าdèk gam-práaorphan; orphaned childจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart (literary/formal)3parting; separation (literary)สงครามsŏng-kraamสงครามsŏng-kraamwarเป็นอะไรbpen à-raiเป็นอะไรbpen à-raiWhat's wrong?; What's the matter?ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotบีบคั้นใจbèep kán jaiบีบคั้นใจbèep kán jai1heart-wrenching; emotionally crushing2[to] break one’s heart; [to] cause emotional anguishมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatly
The news footage of war orphans was very heartbreaking.
2VerbB2

[to] break one’s heart; [to] cause emotional anguish

to subject someone to intense emotional pressure, sorrow, or anguish

Examples

คำพูดkam pôotคำพูดkam pôot1what someone says; remarks2one's word; promise3wording; phrasingของเขาkŏng kăoของเขาkŏng kăohis; hers; theirsบีบคั้นใจbèep kán jaiบีบคั้นใจbèep kán jai1heart-wrenching; emotionally crushing2[to] break one’s heart; [to] cause emotional anguishฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)จนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofน้ำตาnám dtaaน้ำตาnám dtaatear; tearsไหลlăiไหลlăi1[to] flow; run (liquid)2[to] stream; trickle down3[to] leak; discharge4the flow; current
His words subjected me to so much anguish that I cried.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

บีบคั้นbèep kánบีบคั้นbèep kán1[to] squeeze; compress [sth] tightly2[to] pressure; coerce; oppress [sb]3[to] distress; wrench [sb]'s heartPart 1
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ใจjaiใจjai1heart; mind; feelings; spirit2kindness; compassion; generosity3courage; spirit; morale4intention; will; willingness5core; essence (in compounds)Part 2
บีบคั้นใจbèep kán jaiบีบคั้นใจbèep kán jaiheart-wrenching; emotionally crushing