แทงใจดำ(taeng jai dam)

Meanings

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[to] hit a sore spot; strike a nerve

to touch a person’s most sensitive or painful issue, causing emotional hurt; to cut to the quick.

Examples

พอporพอpor1enough; sufficient2[to] suffice; be enough3quite; rather; fairly4as soon as; when5enough; sufficientlyเขาkăoเขาkăo1they; them (context-dependent)2she; her3mountain; hill4horn5he; himพูดถึงpôot tĕungพูดถึงpôot tĕung1talk about; mention; bring up2speaking of ...; regarding ...เรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1about; regarding (as a topic marker)2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4matter; issue; subjectครอบครัวkrôp kruuaครอบครัวkrôp kruuafamily; householdมันmanมันman1starchy tuber; tuberous crop2fat; grease3greasy; oily; fatty4he/she (colloquial, impolite)5creamy; rich (texture/taste)6it (thing/animal)7fun; thrilling; highly entertainingเหมือนmĕuuanเหมือนmĕuuan1as if; as though2similar; alike3like; asแทงใจดำtaeng jai damแทงใจดำtaeng jai dam[to] hit a sore spot; strike a nerveเธอterเธอter1she; her2you (informal; familiar)ทันทีtan teeทันทีtan teeimmediately; at once
As soon as he mentioned her family, it was like cutting her to the quick.
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คำkamล้อเลียนló liianเรื่องงานrêuuang ngaanของเขาkŏng kăoไปbpaiแทงใจดำtaeng jai damผมpŏmจนjonเงียบไปเลยngîiap bpai loie
His teasing about my job hit a raw nerve and made me go silent.
นักข่าวnák kàaoถามtăamคำถามkam tăamที่têeแทงใจดำtaeng jai damจนjonผู้สมัครpôo sà-màkต้องdtôngหยุดyùtคิดkítก่อนgònตอบdtòp
The reporter asked a question that touched a sore spot, making the candidate pause before answering.
เธอterไม่ได้mâi dâaiตั้งใจdtâng jaiแต่dtàeประโยคprà-yôhkสั้นsânๆ-นั้นnánกลับglàpแทงใจดำtaeng jai damเขาkăoและláeทำให้tam hâiบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatตึงเครียดdteung krîatขึ้นkêunทันทีtan tee
She didn’t mean to, but that short sentence cut him to the quick and instantly made the atmosphere tense.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

แทงใจtaeng jaiแทงใจtaeng jai[to] hit a nerve; pierce the heartPart 1
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ดำdamดำdam1[to] be/turn black2dark-skinned; tan (can be sensitive)3black; very dark (color)4[to] dive; go underwaterPart 2
แทงใจดำtaeng jai damแทงใจดำtaeng jai dam[to] hit a sore spot; strike a nerve