เข่าอ่อน(kào on)
Meanings
1AdjectiveB1
weak in the knees
having a feeling of weakness in one's legs, causing one to be unsteady, often due to fear, shock, exhaustion, or strong attraction.
Examples
พอporพอpor1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; when6only; just; merelyเห็นhĕnเห็นhĕn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asหมาmăaหมาmăa1dog2dog (insult)ตัวใหญ่dtuua yàiตัวใหญ่dtuua yài1big; large-bodied2large letters; uppercase (colloq.)วิ่งwîngวิ่งwîng1[to] run2[to] run (operate; be in service)3[to] flow; course4[to] chase; pursueเข้ามาkâo maaเข้ามาkâo maa1to come in; enter (toward the speaker)2to join/enter into (activity, group, context)3directional complement ‘in/toward here’เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillกลัวgluuaกลัวgluua1[to] be afraid; fear2afraid; fearfulจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofเข่าอ่อนkào onเข่าอ่อนkào onweak in the knees
When he saw the big dog running towards him, he was so scared his knees went weak.