เสี่ยงภัย(sìang pai)

Meanings

1VerbB2

[to] risk danger; brave danger

to expose oneself to danger or harm in order to achieve or do something

Examples

นักดับเพลิงnák dàp plerngนักดับเพลิงnák dàp plerngfirefighterต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightเสี่ยงภัยsìang paiเสี่ยงภัยsìang pai1[to] risk danger; brave danger2hazard-prone; at risk (attrib.)เข้าไปในkâo bpai naiเข้าไปในkâo bpai nai[to] go into [sth]; [to] enter [sth]อาคารaa-kaanอาคารaa-kaanbuildingที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotไฟไหม้fai mâiไฟไหม้fai mâi1a fire (destructive)2[to] catch fire; be on fireเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofช่วยชีวิตchûuai chee-wítช่วยชีวิตchûuai chee-wít1[to] save [sb]'s life; rescue [sb]2[to] resuscitate [sb]; provide life supportคนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: people
Firefighters have to risk danger by entering a burning building to save lives.
2AdjectiveB2

hazard-prone; at risk (attrib.)

being at risk of danger; prone to hazards (used attributively, e.g., พื้นที่เสี่ยงภัย ‘hazard-prone area’)

Examples

เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ควรkuuanควรkuuan1should; ought to2appropriate; proper; suitable3deserve; be worthy ofหลีกเลี่ยงlèek lîangหลีกเลี่ยงlèek lîang1[to] avoid; evade; steer clear of2[to] circumvent; sidestepการเดินทางgaan dern taangการเดินทางgaan dern taang1travel; traveling (in general)2a trip; a journeyไปยังbpai yangไปยังbpai yangto; toward (destination/extent)พื้นที่เสี่ยงpéun têe sìiangพื้นที่เสี่ยงpéun têe sìianghigh-risk area; at-risk zoneภัยpaiภัยpai1danger; hazard; threat2disaster; calamityในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ช่วงเวลานี้chûuang-way-laa néeช่วงเวลานี้chûuang-way-laa née1this period of time; currently2this period (of time)
We should avoid traveling to hazard-prone areas during this time.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

เสี่ยงsìiangเสี่ยงsìiang1risky; hazardous2[to] draw lots; cast lots (ritual)3[to] risk; take a riskPart 1
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ภัยpaiภัยpai1danger; hazard; threat2disaster; calamityPart 2
เสี่ยงภัยsìang paiเสี่ยงภัยsìang pai[to] risk danger; brave danger