ผูกมัดใจ

pòok mát jai

Meanings

1NounB2

[to] win over; capture someone’s heart

to make someone feel emotionally attached or devoted to you; to win someone’s affection or loyalty

Examples

รอยยิ้มroy yímรอยยิ้มroy yíma smile; smiling expressionและláeและláeand (coordinating)ความจริงใจkwaam jing jaiความจริงใจkwaam jing jai1sincerity; genuineness; earnestness2good faithของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsเธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2term of address (affectionate)3she; herผูกมัดใจpòok mát jaiผูกมัดใจpòok mát jai1[to] bind someone emotionally2[to] win over; capture someone’s heartเพื่อนร่วมงานpêuuan rûuam ngaanเพื่อนร่วมงานpêuuan rûuam ngaancoworker; colleague; workmateได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)อย่างรวดเร็วyàang rûuat-reoอย่างรวดเร็วyàang rûuat-reoquickly; rapidly; swiftly
Her smile and sincerity quickly won over her coworkers' hearts.
2NounC1

[to] bind someone emotionally

to create a sense of obligation or emotional bond that is hard to break

Examples

บริษัทbò-rí-sàtบริษัทbò-rí-sàtcompany; firm; corporationให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitสวัสดิการsà-wàt-dì-gaanสวัสดิการsà-wàt-dì-gaan1employee benefits; staff welfare2welfare; social welfare; benefitsดีมากdee mâakดีมากdee mâak1very good; excellent2Excellent!; Well done!3very wellจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofผูกมัดใจpòok mát jaiผูกมัดใจpòok mát jai1[to] bind someone emotionally2[to] win over; capture someone’s heartพนักงานpá-nák-ngaanพนักงานpá-nák-ngaan1employee; staff member; worker2attendant; clerk (service role)ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)อยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forย้ายyáaiย้ายyáai1[to] move; relocate2[to] transfer (jobs; schools; departments)3[to] move houseงานngaanงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5joule (physics unit)6unit (classifier) for events
The company offers such good benefits that it creates a sense of obligation in employees not to change jobs.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ผูกมัดpòok mátผูกมัดpòok mát1[to] tie; bind (physically)2[to] bind; obligate (figurative)3binding; obligatory (modifier)Part 1
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ใจjaiใจjai1heart; mind; feelings; spirit2kindness; compassion; generosity3courage; spirit; morale4intention; will; willingness5core; essence (in compounds)Part 2
ผูกมัดใจpòok mát jaiผูกมัดใจpòok mát jai[to] win over; capture someone’s heart