เสี่ยงดวง

sìiang duuang

Meanings

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[to] try one's luck; [to] take a chance

to take a chance on something with an uncertain outcome, relying on luck or fate.

Examples

วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; these days (informal)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)เสี่ยงดวงsìiang duuangเสี่ยงดวงsìiang duuang[to] try one's luck; [to] take a chanceซื้อséuซื้อséu1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offลอตเตอรี่lót-dtê-rîiลอตเตอรี่lót-dtê-rîi1lottery ticket2the lottery (esp. Thai state lottery)
Today I will take a chance and buy a lottery ticket.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

เสี่ยงsìiangเสี่ยงsìiang1risky; hazardous2[to] draw lots; cast lots (ritual)3[to] risk; take a riskPart 1
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ดวงduuangดวงduuang1orb; sun/moon; lamp; round spot2fortune; fate; horoscope3classifier: round/bright objects (lamps, bulbs, celestial bodies); spotsPart 2
เสี่ยงดวงsìiang duuangเสี่ยงดวงsìiang duuang[to] try one's luck; [to] take a chance