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| ไส้แห้ง saiF haaengF |  |
| Royal Institute - 1982 | ||||
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| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | ไซ่-แฮ่ง |
| IPA | sâj hɛ̂ːŋ |
| Royal Thai General System | sai haeng |
| [adjective, phrase, colloquial, idiom] | |||
| definition | [usually preceded by นักเขียน  or นักประพันธ์ ] destitute; in straitened circumstances | ||
| categories | |||
| components | ไส้ | saiF | intestines, innards, entrails, bowels, interior parts; a center or cavity |
| แห้ง | haaengF | [is] dry | |
| related words | ข้นแค้น | khohnF khaaenH | อัตคัด (destitute); ขัดสน (needy) |
| ขัดสน | khatL sohnR | [is] needy | |
 จน | johnM | [most commonly used term] [is] poor; penniless; having nothing; impoverished | |
| ร้อนเงิน | raawnH ngernM | [is] having financial difficulties; short of funds | |
| หาเช้ากินค่ำ | haaR chaaoH ginM khamF | to live from hand to mouth; [is] just able to put food on the table but not to accumulate wealth | |
| อัตคัด | atL dtaL khatH | destitute; penniless; down and out; impoverished; indigent; insolvent; moneyless; penurious; poor; poverty-stricken | |
| อัตคัดขัดสน | atL dtaL khatH khatL sohnR | on one's uppers; (to live) in straitened circumstances; destitute; penniless; down and out; impoverished; indigent; insolvent; moneyless; penurious; poor; poverty-stricken | |
| sample sentence | |||
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