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| ตอกย้ำ dtaawkL yaamH |  |
| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | ตอก-ย้าม |
| IPA | tɔ̀ːk jáːm |
| Royal Thai General System | tok yam |
| 1. [verb, transitive, intransitive, phrase, idiom] | |||
| definition | to rub it in | ||
| notes | Informal. to emphasize or reiterate something unpleasant in order to tease or annoy. | ||
| categories | |||
| components | ตอก   | dtaawkL | [of a nail] to drive in; to hammer; to apply with force |
| ย้ำ | yaamH | to repeat | |
| example | ตอกย้ำซ้ำเติม | dtaawkL yaamH samH dteermM | [rhymed form of ตอกย้ำ] to rub it in time and again to remind (someone of something) |
| sample sentence | บางครั้งก็เป็นมุขตลกตลกขำขันที่เล่นกี่ครั้ง ๆ ก็ไม่ขำ และบางครั้งก็เป็นแค่การตอกย้ำภาพจำบางอย่างของสังคม baangM khrangH gaawF bpenM mookH dtaL lohkL dtaL lohkL khamR khanR theeF lenF geeL khrangH gaawF maiF khamR laeH baangM khrangH gaawF bpenM khaaeF gaanM dtaawkL yaamH phaapF jamM baangM yaangL khaawngR sangR khohmM "Sometimes it is a small joke that is played over and over again that it is no longer funny; and sometimes it is just an incessantly repeated memory within our society." | ||
| 2. [verb] | |||
| definition | to emphasize; stress | ||
| components | ตอก | dtaawkL | [of a nail] to drive in; to hammer; to apply with force |
| ย้ำ | yaamH | to repeat | |
| synonym | เน้น | nenH | to emphasize; to stress; to underscore; to focus on |
| sample sentences | คำพูดทุกกระทงความที่ออกมาจากปากชายผู้นี้ เป็นเสมือนการตอกย้ำความรู้สึกที่เจ็บปวดของผู้ฟัง khamM phuutF thookH graL thohngM khwaamM theeF aawkL maaM jaakL bpaakL chaaiM phuuF neeH bpenM saL meuuanR gaanM dtaawkL yaamH khwaamM ruuH seukL theeF jepL bpuaatL khaawngR phuuF fangM "His every utterance reinforces the pain felt by those who hear him." | ||
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