หากิน(hăa gin)
Meanings
1VerbB1
[to] make a living; earn a living
to earn a living; to do work or activities in order to obtain money or sustenance to live
Examples
พ่อpôrพ่อpôr1father; dad2sir; mister (rural/archaic)3prefix: father of; master ofออกไปòk bpaiออกไปòk bpai1[to] go out; leave; exit2[to] lead out to; extend to3[!] Get out!หากินhăa ginหากินhăa gin1[to] make a living; earn a living2[to] forage; look for food3[to] exploit [sb/sth] for gain (colloq.)ตั้งแต่dtâng dtàeตั้งแต่dtâng dtàe1from; since (starting point)2from X to Yเช้าcháaoเช้าcháao1morning2morning; early-morning3in the morningเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofเลี้ยงครอบครัวlíiang krôp-kruuaเลี้ยงครอบครัวlíiang krôp-kruua[to] support [one's] family
Dad goes out to earn a living from early morning to support the family.
2VerbB1
[to] forage; look for food
to search for food to eat; used for people (esp. subsistence) and animals
Examples
นกnókนกnók1bird2[to] get stood up; miss out (slang)3classifier for birds (ตัว)ออกòkออกòk1[to] go out; exit; leave2[to] come out; appear; be issued3[to] produce; emit; put out4[to] pay; spend; disburse5[to] issue; publish6out; outward7resulting; turn out8[to] quit; resign9[in sports] out of boundsมาหากินmaa hăa ginมาหากินmaa hăa gin1[to] make a living; come to earn a living2[to] exploit (for profit) (pejorative)ตอนเช้าdton cháaoตอนเช้าdton cháao1in the morning2morning (time period)ใกล้glâiใกล้glâi1near; close (in distance/time/resemblance)2[to] be near; be close to; approachๆ-สวนsŭuanสวนsŭuan1[to] oppose; contradict; go against2[to] move against; counter (direction)3classifier: gardens/orchards/plantations4garden; orchard; park
Birds come out to search for food in the morning near the garden.
3VerbB2
[to] exploit [sb/sth] for gain (colloq.)
to take advantage of a situation or of other people for personal benefit; often disapproving
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)อ้างชื่อâang chêuอ้างชื่อâang chêu1[to] name-drop; [to] use [sb's] name2[to] cite [sb] by name; [to] reference [sb]คนดังkon dangคนดังkon dangcelebrity; famous personไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)หลอกขายlòk kăaiหลอกขายlòk kăai[to] sell by deceptionของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsถือว่าtĕuu wâaถือว่าtĕuu wâa1[to] consider; regard; deem2[to] be considered; count as; be deemed3it's fair to say; arguably4fairly; ratherเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsการหาgaan hăaการหาgaan hăa1searching; seeking2finding/deriving (math/problem-solving)กินกับgin gàpกินกับgin gàp[to] eat with [sth]ความไว้ใจkwaam wái jaiความไว้ใจkwaam wái jaitrust; confidenceของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsคนอื่นkon èunคนอื่นkon èun1other people; others2someone else; another person
He likes to use celebrities’ names to scam people into buying things; that’s exploiting others’ trust.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
ทำมาหากินtam maa hăa ginทำมาหากินtam maa hăa gin[to] make a living; earn one’s keep
[to] make a living; earn one’s keep
หารับประทานhăa ráp-bprà-taanหารับประทานhăa ráp-bprà-taan[to] find [sth] to eat
[to] find [sth] to eat
หาทานhăa taanหาทานhăa taan1[to] beg; seek alms or donations2[to] get something to eat; go find food
- [to] beg; seek alms or donations
- [to] get something to eat; go find food
หาอาหารhăa aa-hăanหาอาหารhăa aa-hăan[to] look for food; [to] forage
[to] look for food; [to] forage
หาเลี้ยงชีพhăa líiang chêepหาเลี้ยงชีพhăa líiang chêep[to] earn a living; support [oneself]/[one's family]
[to] earn a living; support [oneself]/[one's family]
Word Breakdown
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หากินhăa ginหากินhăa gin[to] make a living; earn a living