粵

祈kei4求kau4

kei4 kau4qí qiú

English

  1. to pray for
  2. to appeal
  3. to pray for; to earnestly hope for

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 誠懇咁希望得到一樣嘢

Examples

  • Tom祈求María的原諒。

    Tom begged for Maria's forgiveness.

    Tatoeba · egg0073 CC BY

  • 我听说英语是用来赚钱的,法语是用来做爱的,西班牙语是用来祈求上帝的。

    I've heard it said that English is for making money, French for making love, and Spanish for praying to God.

    Tatoeba · fucongcong CC BY

  • 祈求上帝醫好我個病。

    I pray to God for my recovery。

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

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