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หาวันกินวัน haaR wanM ginM wanM |
pronunciation guide | |
Phonemic Thai | หา-วัน-กิน-วัน |
IPA | hǎː wan kin wan |
Royal Thai General System | ha wan kin wan |
[verb, phrase] | |||
definition | to live from hand to mouth; [is] poor | ||
components | หา | haaR | to find; look for; seek; to search |
วัน | wanM | day | |
กิน | ginM | to eat or drink; consume; exploit | |
วัน | wanM | day | |
synonym | หาเช้ากินค่ำ | haaR chaaoH ginM khamF | to live from hand to mouth; [is] just able to put food on the table but not to accumulate wealth |
related word | ยากจน | yaakF johnM | [is] destitute, penniless, financially or materially poor [commonly used term] |