ยังชีพ(yang chêep)
Meanings
1VerbC1
[to] subsist; sustain oneself; eke out a living
To maintain basic living with minimal resources; to support oneself or one’s family.
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillทำงานtam ngaanทำงานtam ngaan1[to] work; do one's job; be on duty2[to] function; operateรับจ้างráp jâangรับจ้างráp jâang1[to] work for hire; hire out one’s services2for hire; hired-out (service/vehicle)รายวันraai wanรายวันraai wan1daily (occurring every day)2per day; day-rateเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofหาเงินhăa ngernหาเงินhăa ngern[to] earn money; [to] make moneyมายังmaa yangมายังmaa yang1[to] come to; arrive at (formal)2to; toward; addressed to (formal marker)ชีพchêepชีพchêep1life; vital force2vital; life-related (as modifier)
He works as a day laborer to earn money to support himself.
2VerbC1
[to] sustain/maintain life; keep alive
Formal/literary: to keep life going; to provide for basic survival (e.g., ใช้ทรัพยากรเพื่อยังชีพ).
Examples
ผู้ประสบภัยpôo bprà-sòp paiผู้ประสบภัยpôo bprà-sòp paidisaster-affected person; victim/survivorอาศัยaa-săiอาศัยaa-săi1by; by means of (formal)2[to] rely on; depend on; make use of3[to] live; reside; stay (temporarily)เพียงpiiangเพียงpiiang1only; merely; just2enough; sufficient (literary/formal)3as; as much as; only if/when4only; merely (preposed to nouns/phrases)น้ำดื่มnáam dèumน้ำดื่มnáam dèum1drinking water (potable)2bottled drinking waterและláeและláeand (coordinating)อาหารกระป๋องaa-hăan grà-bpŏngอาหารกระป๋องaa-hăan grà-bpŏngcanned food; tinned food (BrE)เพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofยังชีพyang chêepยังชีพyang chêep1[to] subsist; sustain oneself; eke out a living2[to] sustain/maintain life; keep alive
The disaster victims survived on only drinking water and canned food.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
ดำรงชีพdam-rong chêepดำรงชีพdam-rong chêep[to] make a living; [to] subsist
[to] make a living; [to] subsist
เลี้ยงชีพlíiang chêepเลี้ยงชีพlíiang chêep[to] make a living; support oneself
[to] make a living; support oneself
ประทังชีวิตbprà-tang chee-wítประทังชีวิตbprà-tang chee-wít[to] survive; get by
[to] survive; get by
หาเลี้ยงชีพhăa líiang chêepหาเลี้ยงชีพhăa líiang chêep[to] earn a living; support [oneself]/[one's family]
[to] earn a living; support [oneself]/[one's family]
เป็นอยู่bpen yòoเป็นอยู่bpen yòo1[to] live; subsist; make a living2state of living; living conditions3[to be] currently; ongoing (aspect marker)
- [to] live; subsist; make a living
- state of living; living conditions
- [to be] currently; ongoing (aspect marker)
Word Breakdown
ยังyangยังyang1not yet (with ไม่)2yet? (question use)3still; continuing4still/even (emphatic degree)Part 1
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ยังชีพyang chêepยังชีพyang chêep[to] subsist; sustain oneself; eke out a living