พอเลี้ยงตัว(por líiang dtuua)

Meanings

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[to] earn enough to live on; [to] get by

to earn just enough money to support oneself; to make ends meet

Examples

เงินเดือนngern deuuanเงินเดือนngern deuuansalary; monthly payของเขาkŏng kăoของเขาkŏng kăohis; hers; theirsแค่kâeแค่kâe1only; just2merely; simply (downplaying)3only; just (preposition)พอเลี้ยงตัวpor líiang dtuuaพอเลี้ยงตัวpor líiang dtuua[to] earn enough to live on; [to] get byไม่ได้mâi dâaiไม่ได้mâi dâai1cannot; not allowed; impossible2did not3[to] fail to get/receive [sth]4unacceptable; not allowed (won’t do)5No way!; absolutely not6not really/actually (corrective)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoเงินเก็บngern gèpเงินเก็บngern gèpsavings; nest eggมากนักmâak nákมากนักmâak nák1very; very much2too much; excessively
His salary is just enough to support himself; he doesn't have much savings.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

พอporพอpor1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; when6only; just; merelyPart 1
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เลี้ยงตัวlíiang dtuuaเลี้ยงตัวlíiang dtuua[to] support oneself; [to] make a livingPart 2
พอเลี้ยงตัวpor líiang dtuuaพอเลี้ยงตัวpor líiang dtuua[to] earn enough to live on; [to] get by