เสี่ยงโชค

sìiang chôhk

Meanings

1NounB1

[to] try one's luck; take a chance (often by gambling/lottery)

to take a chance in hopes of getting lucky or gaining a reward, often by gambling, buying a lottery ticket, or entering a draw

Examples

พรุ่งนี้prûng-néeพรุ่งนี้prûng-née1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after todayฉันchănฉันchăn1I; 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)เสี่ยงโชคsìiang chôhkเสี่ยงโชคsìiang chôhk1[to] try one's luck; take a chance (often by gambling/lottery)2[to] seek one's fortune; look for new opportunitiesซื้อséuซื้อséu1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offลอตเตอรี่lót-dtê-rîiลอตเตอรี่lót-dtê-rîi1lottery ticket2the lottery (esp. Thai state lottery)
Tomorrow I will go take a chance and buy a lottery ticket.
2NounB1

[to] seek one's fortune; look for new opportunities

to set out in search of better prospects or opportunities (e.g., moving to a new city for work or business), not necessarily involving gambling

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillจะjàจะjà1will; 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)เสี่ยงโชคsìiang chôhkเสี่ยงโชคsìiang chôhk1[to] try one's luck; take a chance (often by gambling/lottery)2[to] seek one's fortune; look for new opportunitiesที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotกรุงเทพฯgrung-têpกรุงเทพฯgrung-têpBangkok (capital of Thailand)
He is going to seek his fortune in Bangkok.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

เสี่ยงsìiangเสี่ยงsìiang1risky; hazardous2[to] draw lots; cast lots (ritual)3[to] risk; take a riskPart 1
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โชคchôhkโชคchôhk1luck; fortune2good luck; fortune (auspicious chance)Part 2
เสี่ยงโชคsìiang chôhkเสี่ยงโชคsìiang chôhk[to] try one's luck; take a chance (often by gambling/lottery)