หักห้ามใจ(hàk hâam jai)

Meanings

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[to] restrain oneself; [to] resist temptation

to control one's feelings or desires; to resist the temptation to do something

Examples

เค้กkékเค้กkékcake (sweet baked dessert)ดูdooดูdoo1consult; get advice from2try; have a go3[to] divine; tell fortune4[to] examine; check; inspect5[to] seem; appear6[to] look; watch; seeน่ากินnâa ginน่ากินnâa gin1appetizing; mouthwatering2colloq. extremely cute3slang: sexually attractiveมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatlyแต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)4even; despite (emphatic concessive)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightหักห้ามใจhàk hâam jaiหักห้ามใจhàk hâam jai[to] restrain oneself; [to] resist temptationเพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1power; strength2power; force (physics)3troops; forces4currently; in the middle ofลดlótลดlót1[to] reduce; decrease; lessen; drop2[to] lower (price); discount; mark downความอ้วนkwaam ûuanความอ้วนkwaam ûuanobesity; fatnessอยู่yòoอยู่yòo1to be (located); be at2progressive/continuative marker3[to] live; reside; stay4to exist; remain
The cake looked very delicious, but I had to restrain myself because I'm on a diet.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

หักhàkหักhàk1[to] break; snap2be broken3[to] deduct; withhold4[to] swerve; turn the wheel sharply5[to] bend; fold back6[to] breach; violate7minus; less (arith.)Part 1
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ห้ามใจhâam jaiห้ามใจhâam jai[to] restrain oneself; resist temptationPart 2
หักห้ามใจhàk hâam jaiหักห้ามใจhàk hâam jai[to] restrain oneself; [to] resist temptation