ชะตาตก

chá-dtaa dtòk

Meanings

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[to] be down on one's luck; have one's fortune decline

To experience a period of bad luck; to be down on one's luck; to have one's fortune decline.

Examples

ตั้งแต่dtâng dtàeตั้งแต่dtâng dtàe1from; since (starting point)2from X to Yธุรกิจtú-rá-gìtธุรกิจtú-rá-gìt1business (commercial activity)2business (company; enterprise)3business affairs; work mattersเจ๊งjéngเจ๊งjéng1[to] go bankrupt; go bust2[to] break down; be busted (machine/system)3[to] flop; fail badlyเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerรู้สึกว่าrúu-sèuk wâaรู้สึกว่าrúu-sèuk wâa1[to] feel that; think that; have the impression that2it seems (to me) that...; I feel that...ตัวเองdtuua engตัวเองdtuua eng1oneself; myself; yourself; themselves2you (intimate)3self; one's own self; identityชะตาตกchá-dtaa dtòkชะตาตกchá-dtaa dtòk[to] be down on one's luck; have one's fortune declineมาตลอดmaa dtà-lòtมาตลอดmaa dtà-lòtall along; continuouslyทำอะไรtam à-raiทำอะไรtam à-raiwhat are you doing?ก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ขึ้นkêunขึ้นkêun1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4inceptive/result: start to; become5northward/up-country6result complement: upward/betterเลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)
Ever since his business failed, he has constantly felt like he's down on his luck; nothing he does seems to succeed.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ชะตาchá-dtaaชะตาchá-dtaa1fate; destiny2fortune; luck3life; lifespan (set phrase)Part 1
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ตกdtòkตกdtòk1[to] fall; drop2(rain/snow) fall3[to] fail (an exam/test)4[to] end up at; be assigned to; be allotted5[to] be left out; miss one’s turn6[to] cost; come to7[to] be startled; be alarmedPart 2
ชะตาตกchá-dtaa dtòkชะตาตกchá-dtaa dtòk[to] be down on one's luck; have one's fortune decline