เลี้ยงชีพ

líiang chêep

Meanings

1NounB1

[to] make a living; support oneself

to earn a livelihood and sustain oneself financially; to provide for one's own living expenses

Examples

พ่อpôrพ่อpôr1father; dad2sir; mister (rural/archaic)3prefix: father of; master ofของฉันkŏng chănของฉันkŏng chănmy; mineขับkàpขับkàp1[to] drive; operate (a vehicle)2[to] expel; drive out; repel3[to] sing; chant (traditional)4[to] excrete; secrete; emitแท็กซี่tâek-sêeแท็กซี่tâek-sêe1taxi; cab (vehicle/service)2to take a taxiเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofเลี้ยงชีพlíiang chêepเลี้ยงชีพlíiang chêep[to] make a living; support oneself
My father drives a taxi to earn a livelihood.

Related Words

Similar Meaning

รักษาชีพrák-săa chêepรักษาชีพrák-săa chêep[to] earn a living; maintain [one’s] livelihood

[to] earn a living; maintain [one’s] livelihood

ดำรงชีพdam-rong chêepดำรงชีพdam-rong chêep[to] make a living; [to] subsist

[to] make a living; [to] subsist

หาเลี้ยงhăa líiangหาเลี้ยงhăa líiang1[to] earn a living; support oneself2[to] provide for [sb]; support [sb]
  • [to] earn a living; support oneself
  • [to] provide for [sb]; support [sb]
ทำกินtam ginทำกินtam gin1[to] make a living; earn a livelihood; work for a living2land for livelihood; land for subsistence
  • [to] make a living; earn a livelihood; work for a living
  • land for livelihood; land for subsistence
ยังชีพyang chêepยังชีพyang chêep1[to] subsist; sustain oneself; eke out a living2[to] sustain/maintain life; keep alive
  • [to] subsist; sustain oneself; eke out a living
  • [to] sustain/maintain life; keep alive

Word Breakdown

เลี้ยงlíiangเลี้ยงlíiang1[to] raise; bring up2[to] keep (as a pet); rear3[to] support; maintain4[to] host; treat5[to] feedPart 1
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ชีพchêepชีพchêep1life; vital force2vital; life-related (as modifier)Part 2
เลี้ยงชีพlíiang chêepเลี้ยงชีพlíiang chêep[to] make a living; support oneself