Definition

Noun: - Means of living; livelihood: The way in which a person or community earns the money or obtains the resources necessary for basic survival, such as food, shelter, and clothing. It encompasses one's occupation, job, or primary economic activities.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Nghề đánh cá là sinh kế chính của người dân vùng biển. (Fishing is the main livelihood of the coastal people.)
  • Công ty đóng cửa, đe dọa sinh kế của hàng trăm công nhân. (The company's closure threatens the livelihood of hundreds of workers.)
  • Họ phải tìm một sinh kế mới sau khi mùa màng thất bát. (They had to find new means of living after the crop failure.)

Advanced Usage

• "Sinh kế bền vững": Sustainable livelihood.
  • Dự án này nhằm xây dựng sinh kế bền vững cho cộng đồng. (This project aims to build sustainable livelihoods for the community.)

Variants and Related Words

• Kế sinh nhai (n): A synonym for "sinh kế," also meaning livelihood or means of earning a living.
  • Ông ấy loay hoay tìm kế sinh nhai. (He is struggling to find a means of earning a living.)

Synonyms

• Livelihood: A means of securing the necessities of life.
• Subsistence: The action or fact of maintaining or supporting oneself, especially at a minimal level.
• Vocation: A person's employment or main occupation, especially regarded as worthy and requiring dedication.

Related Idioms

• "Mưu sinh": To earn a living; to strive for subsistence. This is a verb phrase related to the concept of "sinh kế."
  • Họ lên thành phố để mưu sinh. (They moved to the city to earn a living.)

noun

1. means of living, livelihood