ฝืนใจ๋

fĕuun-jăi

Meanings

1NounB1

[to] force oneself; do [sth] unwillingly

to make yourself do something even though you do not want to, or it feels difficult or unnatural

Examples

ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightฝืนใจfĕuun jaiฝืนใจfĕuun jai[to] force oneself; do against one’s willตื่นนอนdtèun nonตื่นนอนdtèun non[to] wake up (stop sleeping)ตอนเช้าdton cháaoตอนเช้าdton cháao1in the morning2morning (time period)ทุกวันtúk wanทุกวันtúk wan1every day; daily2everyday (attributive); daily
I have to force myself to wake up every morning.
2NounB2

[to] suppress one's feelings; hold back

to resist or hold back your true feelings, desires, or natural reaction

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillพยายามpà-yaa-yaamพยายามpà-yaa-yaam[to] try; attemptฝืนใจfĕuun jaiฝืนใจfĕuun jai[to] force oneself; do against one’s willไม่ให้mâi hâiไม่ให้mâi hâi1[to] not allow; not let; forbid2[to] not give; withhold; refuse to give3so that not; in order to preventโกรธgròhtโกรธgròht1[to] be angry (at/with/about)2angry; madเมื่อmêuuaเมื่อmêuua1when; at the time that2when (past time marker)ได้ยินdâi-yinได้ยินdâi-yin1[to] hear2[to] hear of; be told; learn (by hearing)คำพูดkam pôotคำพูดkam pôot1what someone says; remarks2one's word; promise3wording; phrasingที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotไม่ดีmâi deeไม่ดีmâi dee1not good; bad; poor (quality/condition)2improper; immoral3not well; unwell; not okay4badly; poorly5[!] Not good!ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsเพื่อนpêuuanเพื่อนpêuuan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellow
He tried to hold back his anger when he heard his friend's unkind words.

Related Words

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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ใจ๋jăiใจ๋jăiheart; mind (Northern Thai)Part 2
ฝืนใจ๋fĕuun-jăiฝืนใจ๋fĕuun-jăi[to] force oneself; do [sth] unwillingly