JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
by houmie
HTML
<table class="cb_table-hover">
<tbody>
<tr>
<th>hover selector applies to this th</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>
<div class="override_me">hover selector does NOT apply to this th</div>
</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>hover selector applies to this td</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>
<div class="override_me">hover selector does NOT apply to this td</div>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
CSS
.cb_table-hover tbody tr:hover td div:not(.override_me) ,
.cb_table-hover tbody tr:hover th div:not(.override_me) {
background-color: #cfe2e8;
}