ไส้แห้ง(sâi hâeng)

Meanings

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penniless; broke

extremely poor, penniless, or starving (often used idiomatically to describe someone in a financially unrewarding profession, similar to 'starving' in 'starving artist')

Examples

พ่อแม่pôr mâeพ่อแม่pôr mâeparentsไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)อยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเรียนriianเรียนriian1[to] study; learn2[to] take (a course/subject)3[to] respectfully inform; address (formal)ศิลปะsĭn-lá-bpàศิลปะsĭn-lá-bpà1art; the arts2artistic skill; craft3fine arts (as a field)เพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingกลัวว่าgluua wâaกลัวว่าgluua wâa[to] be afraid that [sth will happen]จบjòpจบjòp1[to] end; be over2[to] complete; finish (an activity/task)3[to] graduate4finished; over; done5[to] drop it; end (discussion/argument)มาแล้วmaa láewมาแล้วmaa láew[sb/sth] has arrived; is here; here it comes!จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)กลายเป็นglaai bpenกลายเป็นglaai bpen1[to] become; turn into [sth]2[to] turn out (to be) [sth/that]ศิลปินsĭn-lá-bpinศิลปินsĭn-lá-bpin1artist (creator of art)2performing artist; entertainerไส้แห้งsâi hâengไส้แห้งsâi hâengpenniless; broke
His parents didn't want him to study art because they were afraid he would become a starving artist after graduating.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ไส้sâiไส้sâi1intestines; entrails2filling (food)3wick (candle, lamp)4inner part; core; insert; refillPart 1
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แห้งhâengแห้งhâeng1dry; not wet2[to] dry; [to] become dry3plain (no soup/sauce)4dry (skin/air/condition)5stingy; unemotional; dry humor (colloq.)Part 2
ไส้แห้งsâi hâengไส้แห้งsâi hâengpenniless; broke