หาเช้ากินค่ำ
hăa cháo gin kâm
Meanings
1NounB2
[to] live hand to mouth; subsist on daily wages
To earn just enough each day to survive, with little or no savings; to live from day to day.
Examples
ครอบครัวkrôp kruuaครอบครัวkrôp kruua1family; household2family unit (sociological)ของเขาkŏng kăoของเขาkŏng kăohis; hers; theirsต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightหาเช้ากินค่ำhăa cháo gin kâmหาเช้ากินค่ำhăa cháo gin kâm1[to] live hand to mouth; subsist on daily wages2hand-to-mouth (describing people/lives)เลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)ไม่มีmâi meeไม่มีmâi mee1to not have; lack2there is/are not; does/do not exist3[reply] we don't have it; out of stockเงินเก็บngern gèpเงินเก็บngern gèpsavings; nest eggสำหรับsăm-ràpสำหรับsăm-ràp1for; intended for; for the purpose of2as for; regardingอนาคตà-naa-kótอนาคตà-naa-kót1future (time to come)2prospects
His family has to live from hand to mouth, so they don't have savings for the future.
2NounB2
hand-to-mouth (describing people/lives)
Describing people whose livelihood depends on daily income with no financial cushion.
Examples
รัฐบาลrát-tà-baanรัฐบาลrát-tà-baan1government (executive)2the government; public sectorควรkuuanควรkuuan1should; ought to2appropriate; proper; suitable3deserve; be worthy ofมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoนโยบายná-yoh-baaiนโยบายná-yoh-baaipolicy; plan of actionช่วยเหลือchûuai-lĕuuaช่วยเหลือchûuai-lĕuua1[to] help; assist2aid; assistance; support3to rescue; to provide reliefคนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleหาเช้ากินค่ำhăa cháo gin kâmหาเช้ากินค่ำhăa cháo gin kâm1[to] live hand to mouth; subsist on daily wages2hand-to-mouth (describing people/lives)โดยตรงdoy dtrongโดยตรงdoy dtrongdirectly
The government should have policies that directly help people who live hand-to-mouth.
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หาเช้ากินค่ำhăa cháo gin kâmหาเช้ากินค่ำhăa cháo gin kâm[to] live hand to mouth; subsist on daily wages