เอาตัวรอด
ao dtuua rôt
Meanings
1NounB1
[to] survive; [to] get by
to manage to survive or cope in a difficult situation
Examples
ตอนdtonตอนdton1episode; chapter2when; at the time (of)3section; part4time segment; periodตกงานdtòk ngaanตกงานdtòk ngaan1[to] be unemployed2[to] lose one’s jobเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillประหยัดbprà-yàtประหยัดbprà-yàt1economical; cost‑saving2[to] save; be thriftyทุกอย่างtúk yàangทุกอย่างtúk yàangeverything; all thingsเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofเอาตัวรอดao dtuua rôtเอาตัวรอดao dtuua rôt1[to] survive; [to] get by2[to] save one’s own skinจนกว่าจะjon gwàa jàจนกว่าจะjon gwàa jàuntilหางานhăa ngaanหางานhăa ngaan[to] look for a job; seek employmentใหม่màiใหม่mài1new; not old2new; different; fresh3again; anew4new; inexperienced (novice)ได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)
When he lost his job, he saved on everything to manage to survive until he could find a new one.
2NounB2
[to] save one’s own skin
to act chiefly to protect oneself, sometimes at others’ expense
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillรีบrêepรีบrêep1[to] hurry; rush2in a hurry; rushed3hastily; quickly (due to urgency)เอาตัวรอดao dtuua rôtเอาตัวรอดao dtuua rôt1[to] survive; [to] get by2[to] save one’s own skinโยนyohnโยนyohn[to] throw; toss; castความผิดkwaam pìtความผิดkwaam pìt1fault; blame; guilt2offense; violation (legal)ไปให้bpai hâiไปให้bpai hâi[to] go give [sth] [to sb]เพื่อนpêuuanเพื่อนpêuuan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofคนอื่นkon èunคนอื่นkon èun1other people; others2someone else; another personเดือดร้อนdèuuat rónเดือดร้อนdèuuat rón1[to] be in distress; suffer hardship; be troubled2[to] be affected; be inconvenienced; be put out
He hurried to protect himself, shifting the blame to a friend and causing trouble for others.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
ตัวรอดdtuua rôtตัวรอดdtuua rôt1[to] survive; get by; cope2survival; coping
- [to] survive; get by; cope
- survival; coping
หนีรอดnĕe rôtหนีรอดnĕe rôt[to] escape; get away safely; evade capture
[to] escape; get away safely; evade capture
ประคองตัวbprà-kong dtuuaประคองตัวbprà-kong dtuua1[to] keep one's balance; [to] support oneself2[to] get by; [to] manage to survive (financially)
- [to] keep one's balance; [to] support oneself
- [to] get by; [to] manage to survive (financially)
เอาชีวิตรอดao chee-wít rôtเอาชีวิตรอดao chee-wít rôt[to] survive; stay alive; make it out alive
[to] survive; stay alive; make it out alive
ไปรอดbpai rôtไปรอดbpai rôt[to] survive; [to] get by; [to] make it
[to] survive; [to] get by; [to] make it
Word Breakdown
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เอาตัวรอดao dtuua rôtเอาตัวรอดao dtuua rôt[to] survive; [to] get by