ฝืนดวง
fʉ̌ʉn-duuangMeaning
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[to] defy fate
To act against or try to change one's predetermined fate or destiny.
Examples
หมอดูmɔ̌ɔ-duuหมอดูmɔ̌ɔ-duufortune-teller; seerบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâa[to] say/tell that; report/declare thatเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)สอบsɔ̀ɔpสอบsɔ̀ɔp1[to] take an exam; sit a test2exam; test (colloq.)3[to] test; examine (ability)4tapered; narrowing toward one endไม่ติดmâi-dtìtไม่ติดmâi-dtìt1not sticking; not attached2won't start; won't turn on3not stuck in traffic4not busy; available5[to] not pass; not be selected6not infected (with a disease)7not addicted; not attached (to a habit)8(coll.) don't mind; not botheredแต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerพยายามpá-yaa-yaamพยายามpá-yaa-yaam[to] try; attemptอ่านหนังสือàan-nǎng-sʉ̌ʉอ่านหนังสือàan-nǎng-sʉ̌ʉ[to] read; [to] studyเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofฝืนดวงfʉ̌ʉn-duuangฝืนดวงfʉ̌ʉn-duuang[to] defy fate
The fortune teller said he wouldn't pass the exam, but he tried to study hard to defy his fate.
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เขาkǎoเชื่อว่าchʉ̂ʉa-wâaความพยายามkwaam-pá-yaa-yaamอยู่yùuที่ไหนtîi-nǎiความสำเร็จkwaam-sǎm-rètอยู่ที่yùu-tîiนั่นnânเลยləəiตั้งใจdtâng-jaiทำงานหนักtam-ngaan-nàkเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaฝืนfʉ̌ʉnดวงชะตาduuang-chá-dtaaตัวเองdtuua-eeng
He believes that where there's a will, there's a way, so he is determined to work hard to go against his own destiny.
บางคนbaang-konเชื่อว่าchʉ̂ʉa-wâaเราraoไม่สามารถmâi-sǎa-mâatฝืนดวงfʉ̌ʉn-duuangได้dâaiเพราะprɔ́ทุกอย่างtúk-yàangถูกtùukกำหนดไว้gam-nòt-wáiแล้วlɛ́ɛoตั้งแต่เกิดdtâng-dtɛ̀ɛ-gə̀ət
Some people believe that we cannot act against our destiny because everything has already been predetermined since birth.
นวนิยายná-wá-ní-yaaiเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนี้níiเล่าถึงlâo-tʉ̌ngตัวเอกdtuua-èekที่tîiพยายามpá-yaa-yaamต่อสู้dtɔ̀ɔ-sûuเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaฝืนfʉ̌ʉnดวงชะตาduuang-chá-dtaaอันanโหดร้ายhòot-ráaiของkɔ̌ɔngตนเองdton-eengแม้mɛ́ɛจะjàรู้rúuว่าwâaโอกาสoo-gàatสำเร็จsǎm-rètมีmiiน้อยnɔ́ɔiก็ตามgɔ̂-dtaam
This novel tells the story of a protagonist who tries to fight to change his cruel destiny, even knowing the chances of success are slim.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
fʉ̌ʉn
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ฝืนfʉ̌ʉnฝืนfʉ̌ʉn1[to] force oneself; push through; tough it out2[to] resist; go against3[to be] forced; unnatural; strained[to] force oneself; push through; tough it outPart 1
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ดวงduuangดวงduuang1orb; sun/moon; lamp; round spot2fortune; fate; horoscope3classifier: round/bright objects (lamps, bulbs, celestial bodies); spotsorb; sun/moon; lamp; round spotPart 2
ฝืนดวงfʉ̌ʉn-duuangฝืนดวงfʉ̌ʉn-duuang[to] defy fate[to] defy fateWord