เผชิญโชค(pà-chern chôhk)

Meanings

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[to] seek one's fortune; [to] try one's luck

To face the unknown, seek one's fortune, or try one's luck, often by going on an adventure or into a new situation.

Examples

พอporพอpor1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; when6only; just; merelyเรียนจบriian jòpเรียนจบriian jòp[to] graduate; complete one's studiesเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerเดินทางเข้าdern taang kâaoเดินทางเข้าdern taang kâao[to] arrive; [to] enterกรุงเทพฯgrung-têpกรุงเทพฯgrung-têpBangkok (capital of Thailand)เพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerเผชิญโชคpà-chern chôhkเผชิญโชคpà-chern chôhk[to] seek one's fortune; [to] try one's luckหางานhăa ngaanหางานhăa ngaan[to] look for a job; seek employmentทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] cook; prepare food3[to] cause; make4[to] work; be employed5[to] act; behave
After graduating, he went to Bangkok to try his luck and find a job.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

เผชิญpà-chernเผชิญpà-chern1[to] face; confront2[to] encounter; facePart 1
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โชคchôhkโชคchôhk1luck; fortune2good luck; fortune (auspicious chance)Part 2
เผชิญโชคpà-chern chôhkเผชิญโชคpà-chern chôhk[to] seek one's fortune; [to] try one's luck