ฝืนใจ

fĕuun jai

Meanings

1NounB1

[to] force oneself; do against one’s will

to make yourself do something despite reluctance or contrary feelings; to act unwillingly

Examples

แม้จะmáe jàแม้จะmáe jàalthough; even though; even ifง่วงngûuangง่วงngûuangsleepy; drowsyเธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2term of address (affectionate)3she; herก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerฝืนใจfĕuun jaiฝืนใจfĕuun jai[to] force oneself; do against one’s willอ่านàanอ่านàan1[to] read2[to] read aloud; pronounce3[to] interpret; make sense ofหนังสือnǎng-sĕuหนังสือnǎng-sĕu1book (printed work)2document; letter3study textต่อdtòต่อdtò1[to] bargain; haggle2per; each (rate/unit)3[to] continue; go on4subsequently; then (adverbial sequence)5[to] connect; attach; join6next; following; subsequentจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofจบjòpจบjòp1[to] end; be over2[to] complete; finish (an activity/task)3[to] graduate4finished; over; done5[to] drop it; end (discussion/argument)บทbòtบทbòt1chapter; section2lesson (unit of study)3role; part (acting)4script/text; lyrics5clause; provision (law/regulation)6duty; function; task
Even though she was sleepy, she forced herself to keep reading until the end of the chapter.

Related Words

Similar Meaning

จำยอมjam yomจำยอมjam yom[to] accept unwillingly; [to] yield

[to] accept unwillingly; [to] yield

ฝืนใจ๋fĕuun-jăiฝืนใจ๋fĕuun-jăi1[to] force oneself; do [sth] unwillingly2[to] suppress one's feelings; hold back
  • [to] force oneself; do [sth] unwillingly
  • [to] suppress one's feelings; hold back
แข็งใจkăeng jaiแข็งใจkăeng jai[to] force oneself; [to] steel oneself

[to] force oneself; [to] steel oneself

จำใจjam jaiจำใจjam jai1[to] do reluctantly; be obliged (unwillingly)2reluctantly; unwillingly; out of obligation
  • [to] do reluctantly; be obliged (unwillingly)
  • reluctantly; unwillingly; out of obligation
ฝืนทนfĕun tonฝืนทนfĕun ton[to] endure reluctantly; [to] tolerate unwillingly

[to] endure reluctantly; [to] tolerate unwillingly

Word Breakdown

ฝืนfĕuunฝืนfĕuun1[to] force oneself; push through; tough it out2[to] resist; go against3[to be] forced; unnatural; strainedPart 1
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ใจjaiใจjai1heart; mind; feelings; spirit2kindness; compassion; generosity3courage; spirit; morale4intention; will; willingness5core; essence (in compounds)Part 2
ฝืนใจfĕuun jaiฝืนใจfĕuun jai[to] force oneself; do against one’s will