How do you say “make a living” in Vietnamese?

Q: How do you say "make a living" in Vietnamese?

"Make a living" in Vietnamese is kiếm sống (to make a living).

“Make a living” in Vietnamese is kiếm sống (to make a living).

Vietnamese words for “make a living”

kiếm sốngverb
Hanoi [kiəm˧˦ səwŋ͡m˧˦] · Saigon [kim˦˥ ʂəwŋ͡m˦˥]kiếm rising sống rising
to make a living; to earn one's daily bread
for “make a living” meaning: To earn enough income to support oneself and, if applicable, one's family.

Translations matched from English Wiktionary (translation tables and Vietnamese entries, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0) and the NgonNgu English–Vietnamese dictionary, reviewed and edited; examples from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice.