ยั้งมือ(yáng meu)
Meanings
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[to] hold back; [to] restrain oneself
to hold back one's force or actions; to restrain oneself, especially from using full force, hitting, or punishing someone severely
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillโกรธgròhtโกรธgròht1[to] be angry (at/with/about)2angry; madมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatlyจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofเกือบจะgèuap jàเกือบจะgèuap jàalmost; nearlyตีdteeตีdtee1[to] swat; smack (insects/objects)2[to] forge; hammer (metal)3[to] print; stamp; imprint4[to] estimate; reckon; guess (roughly)5[to] interpret; construe; take as6[to] chase away; drive off7o'clock (ตี + number, night hours)8[to] hit; strike; beat9[to] play (percussion); strike (a gong/drum)ลูกlôokลูกlôok1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4seed; kernel (round unit)5classifier: round/small items6customer; client (colloquial)แต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)4even; despite (emphatic concessive)ก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerยั้งมือyáng meuยั้งมือyáng meu[to] hold back; [to] restrain oneselfไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)3so that; in order to4for later; in reserve5[to] leave (something) as is6[to] set aside; reserveได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)6okay; sure; agreedทันtanทันtan1[to] be in time for2[to] catch up with; keep up with; keep abreast of3in time4[to] be quick-witted with; see through
He was so angry he almost hit his child, but he managed to hold back his hand in time.
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ยั้งมือyáng meuยั้งมือyáng meu[to] hold back; [to] restrain oneself