粵

求kau4情cing4

kau4 cing4qiú qíng

English

  1. to plea for leniency
  2. to ask for a favor
  3. to plead; to ask for mercy

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 喺接受懲罰之前,誠懇噉問佢哋可唔可以減輕懲罰

Examples

  • 不求情意绵绵,但求天長地久。

    Love me lithe, love me long.

    Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

  • 你唔使幫佢求情喇,我唔會原諒佢㗎。

    You don't have to ask for mercy for him. I won't forgive him.

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

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