รั้งใจ(ráng jai)

Meanings

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[to] hold back one’s feelings

to restrain or check one’s feelings, urges, or impulses; to keep one’s heart in check

Examples

ถึงจะtĕung jàถึงจะtĕung jà1only if; only when; not until2even if; even though; although (often with ก็)คิดถึงkít tĕungคิดถึงkít tĕung1[to] miss [sb/sth]; long for2[to] think of; remember [sb/sth]เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatlyแค่ไหนkâe năiแค่ไหนkâe năi1how much; to what extent2how far/long3no matter how ... (pattern)แต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)4even; despite (emphatic concessive)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightพยายามpà-yaa-yaamพยายามpà-yaa-yaam[to] try; attemptรั้งใจráng jaiรั้งใจráng jai[to] hold back one’s feelingsไว้wáiไว้wái1[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; reserveไม่ให้mâi hâiไม่ให้mâi hâi1[to] not allow; not let; forbid2[to] not give; withhold; refuse to give3so that not; in order to preventโทรไปหาtoh bpai hăaโทรไปหาtoh bpai hăa[to] call (sb) by phone
No matter how much I miss him, I have to try to restrain my heart from calling him.

Related Words

Similar Meaning

ห้ามใจhâam jaiห้ามใจhâam jai[to] restrain oneself; resist temptation

[to] restrain oneself; resist temptation

ข่มใจkòm jaiข่มใจkòm jai[to] control oneself; [to] restrain oneself

[to] control oneself; [to] restrain oneself

หักห้ามใจhàk hâam jaiหักห้ามใจhàk hâam jai[to] restrain oneself; [to] resist temptation

[to] restrain oneself; [to] resist temptation

สะกดใจsà-gòt jaiสะกดใจsà-gòt jai1[to] captivate; mesmerize2[to] restrain oneself; hold back feelings
  • [to] captivate; mesmerize
  • [to] restrain oneself; hold back feelings
ยับยั้งชั่งใจyáp-yáng châng jaiยับยั้งชั่งใจyáp-yáng châng jai1[to] restrain oneself; [to] hold back2self-restraint; self-control
  • [to] restrain oneself; [to] hold back
  • self-restraint; self-control

Word Breakdown

รั้งrángรั้งráng1[to] pull back; draw tight; restrain; delay2[to] detain; hold back; keep from leaving3[to] brace; guy (with rope or stay)Part 1
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ใจjaiใจjai1heart; mind; feelings; spirit2kindness; compassion; generosity3courage; spirit; morale4intention; will; willingness5core; essence (in compounds)Part 2
รั้งใจráng jaiรั้งใจráng jai[to] hold back one’s feelings