乞 (hat1) — give in Cantonese
hatˉ¹乞Mandarin Pinyin: qi3 qi4
Meaning of 乞
noungive
noun/hat1/ 拼音:/qi3/
noun/hei3/ 拼音:/qi4/
nounask for alms; beg; request; entreat; pray humbly; [n] beggar
Example Sentences with 乞
一做錯少少嘢就俾佢插, 唔乞人憎就奇!
He chews you out for every small mistake you make, it's no wonder he's so unpopular!
goˊ²嗰go˗₃個feiˎ₄肥haiˉ¹閪houˊ²好hatˉ¹乞janˎ₄人zang1.憎。
That fat bitch is so annoying.
zanˉ¹真haiˍ₆係hatˉ¹乞lingˎ₄靈
This is truly pathetic/pitiful.
taiˊ²睇dou˗₃到ngoˏ₅我hatˉ¹乞lingˎ₄靈
Seeing it makes me feel pathetic.
neiˏ₅你mˎ₄唔houˊ²好hatˉ¹乞lingˎ₄靈
Don't be so pathetic.
Words Containing 乞
乞求hat1 kau4
to beg
乞討hat1 tou2
to beg; go begging | [粵]: 乞食
乞人憎hat1 jan4 zang1
lit. "acting as if begging people to hate him/her"
乞衣hat1 ji1
variant form of 乞兒
乞降hat1 hong4
beg to surrender
乞嗤hat1 ci1
a sneeze
乞戟hat1 gik1
a hot cake
做慣乞兒懶做官zou6 gwaan3 hat1 ji4 laan5 zou6 gun1
rather live an ordinary life than strive for something better (slang)
搖尾乞憐jiu4 mei5 hat1 lin4
literally: (dog) wag the tail and flatter, it is to describe people who need to fawn and be obsequious
乞食hat1 sik6
to beg for food
乞丐hat1 koi3
a beggar | [粵]: 乞兒
乞兒相hat1 ji1 soeng3
very slovenly appearance like a beggar
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