กินอยู่(gin yòo)

Meanings

1VerbB1

[to] get by; make ends meet

to manage basic daily life with limited means; to subsist

Examples

ช่วงนี้chûuang néeช่วงนี้chûuang née1these days; lately; currently2this period (of time); the current periodเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillไม่มีmâi meeไม่มีmâi mee1to not have; lack2there is/are not; does/do not exist3[reply] we don't have it; out of stockงานทำngaan tamงานทำngaan tam1a job; employment2work to do; tasksเลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)ต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightกินอยู่gin yòoกินอยู่gin yòo1[to] get by; make ends meet2livelihood; living conditionsไปวันๆbpai wan wanไปวันๆbpai wan wan1idly day to day; just getting by2[to] drift along; pass the days aimlessly
He doesn't have a job right now, so he has to just subsist from day to day.
2NounB1

livelihood; living conditions

one’s basic means of living, including food and day-to-day conditions

Examples

การกินอยู่gaan gin yòoการกินอยู่gaan gin yòoliving conditions; way of livingของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsคนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleที่นี่têe nêeที่นี่têe nêe1here; at this place2this place; the current locationสบายมากsà-baai mâakสบายมากsà-baai mâakvery well; very comfortable; no problem (informal)
The living conditions of the people here are very comfortable.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

กินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] consume; use up4[to be] corrosive; erode5[to] take (a bribe); pocketPart 1
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อยู่yòoอยู่yòo1to be (located); be at2progressive/continuative marker3[to] live; reside; stay4to exist; remainPart 2
กินอยู่gin yòoกินอยู่gin yòo[to] get by; make ends meet