乞衣
hat1 ji1haat1 ji1qǐ yī
English
- beggar
- beggar
粵語 — Cantonese
- 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