แทงใจ(taeng jai)

Meanings

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[to] hit a nerve; pierce the heart

to affect someone deeply and painfully in an emotional way, as if stabbing the heart; to touch a raw nerve

Examples

คำพูดkam pôotคำพูดkam pôot1what someone says; remarks2one's word; promise3wording; phrasingสั้นsânสั้นsân1short (length)2concise3short (time; brief)ๆ-ของเขาkŏng kăoของเขาkŏng kăohis; hers; theirsเรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1about; regarding (as a topic marker)2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4matter; issue; subjectความล้มเหลวkwaam lóm lĕoความล้มเหลวkwaam lóm lĕo1system failure; malfunction2failure; not achieving a goalครั้งkrángครั้งkráng1classifier for occurrences or times2time; occasion; instanceก่อนgònก่อนgòn1previous; prior; former2before; earlier; previously; firstแทงใจtaeng jaiแทงใจtaeng jai[to] hit a nerve; pierce the heartฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)จนjonจนjon1until; up to2so ... that; to the point of3poorเงียบngîiapเงียบngîiap1[to] go silent; stop responding2quiet (place/time)3[to] be quiet; fall silent4quiet; silentไปbpaiไปbpai1(aspect) completed; already past2[to] go3away; off (directional complement/particle)4on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)
His brief comment about my past failure pierced my heart and left me speechless.
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แม่mâeบอกว่าbòk wâaเธอterผิดหวังpìt wăngมากmâakคำพูดkam pôotนั้นnánแทงใจtaeng jaiฉันchănทันทีtan tee
Mom said she was very disappointed; those words stabbed me in the heart immediately.
ตอนที่dton têeเจ้านายjâo naaiถามtăamว่าwâaทำไมtam maiงานngaanยังyangไม่mâiเสร็จsètน้ำเสียงnám sĭiangตำหนิdtam-nìนั้นnánแทงใจtaeng jaiฉันchănเพราะpráwรู้rúuว่าwâaฉันchănพลาดplâatเองayng
When the boss asked, ‘Why isn’t the work done?’ that reproachful tone pierced my heart because I knew it was my own mistake.
การที่gaan têeเพื่อนสนิทpêuuan sà-nìtพูดpôotว่าwâaเราraoไม่เคยmâi koieอยู่yòoข้างkâangเขาkăoเลยloieมันmanแทงใจtaeng jaiฉันchănอย่างแรงyàang raengและláeทำให้tam hâiฉันchănทบทวนtóp-tuuanความสัมพันธ์kwaam săm-panทั้งหมดtáng mòt
My close friend saying that I ‘was never there for them’ struck deep and made me reevaluate the entire relationship.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

แทงtaengแทงtaeng1[to] stab; pierce; thrust; skewer2[to] bet; stake moneyPart 1
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ใจjaiใจjai1kindness; compassion; generosity2core; essence (in compounds)3intention; will; willingness4heart; mind; feelings; spirit5courage; spirit; moralePart 2
แทงใจtaeng jaiแทงใจtaeng jai[to] hit a nerve; pierce the heart