粵

乞hat1衣ji1

hat1 ji1haat1 ji1qǐ yī

English

  1. beggar
  2. beggar

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 向其他人乞錢同食物嘅人(量詞:個)

Examples

  • 由於乞兒多數背景悲慘,又經常俾人藐同睇唔起,所以用「乞兒」一詞嚟鬧人;有窮酸、孤寒、乞人憎既意思。

    Usually beggars suffer in life and are looked down on, but the term can be used figuratively to describe selfish, penniless, mean and/or pedantic individuals

Sources: cc-canto, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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