ฟันฝ่า(fan fàa)

Meanings

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[to] overcome [sth]; struggle through [sth]

to fight against and overcome difficulties, obstacles, or challenges; to struggle through

Examples

กว่าจะgwàa jàกว่าจะgwàa jànot until; by the time (introducing a clause)เรียนจบriian jòpเรียนจบriian jòp[to] graduate; complete one's studiesมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)6okay; sure; agreedเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightฟันฝ่าfan fàaฟันฝ่าfan fàa[to] overcome [sth]; struggle through [sth]ความลำบากkwaam lam-bàakความลำบากkwaam lam-bàak1difficulty; hardship2poverty-related hardship; privation3inconvenience; impositionมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerมากมายmâak maaiมากมายmâak maai1many; numerous; abundant2a great deal; very much
Before he could graduate, he had to struggle through many hardships.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ฟันfanฟันfan1tooth; teeth2gear tooth; cog3[to] slash; chop; hack4[to] clamp down; bite (slang)5[to] cut; deduct (informal)6[to] overcharge [sb]; [to] rip off (slang)7[to] have sex (slang)Part 1
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ฝ่าfàaฝ่าfàa1[to] defy; go against2[to] push through; break throughPart 2
ฟันฝ่าfan fàaฟันฝ่าfan fàa[to] overcome [sth]; struggle through [sth]