粵

乞hat1丐koi3

hat1 koi3haat1 koi3qǐ gài

English

  1. beggar
  2. beggar

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 即係乞兒,靠乞討賴以維生嘅人(量詞:個)

Examples

  • 我不是乞丐。

    I'm not a beggar.

    Tatoeba · verdastelo9604 CC BY

  • 这名乞丐在收集干面包。

    The beggar is collecting stale bread.

    Tatoeba · KerenDeng CC BY

  • 他很富有,但活得像个乞丐。

    He is rich yet he lives like a beggar.

    Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY

  • 我把身上的錢全都給了那個乞丐。

    I gave the beggar what money I had.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 街上的乞丐问:“你还有多余的钱吗?”

    The beggar on the street asks: "Do you have any extra euros?"

    Tatoeba · jan_OkulaJu CC BY

  • 我寧願做乞兒,都唔想靠你!

    我寧可做乞丐,都不想投靠你! (ngo5 ling4 ho2 zou6 hat1 koi3, dou1 bat1 soeng2 tau4 kaau3 nei5!)

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

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