乞憐

Chinese

		beg	to pity
trad. (乞憐)		乞	憐
simp. (乞怜)		乞	怜

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qǐlián

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧˇ ㄌㄧㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hat¹ lin⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qǐlián
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˇ ㄌㄧㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cǐlián
    • Wade–Giles: chʻi³-lien²
    • Yale: chǐ-lyán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiilian
    • Palladius: цилянь (ciljanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹ li̯ɛn³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hat¹ lin⁴
    • Yale: hāt lìhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hat⁷ lin⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: hed¹ lin⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɐt̚⁵ liːn²¹/

Verb

乞憐

1. to beg for pity; to plead for mercy

Synonyms

• 乞丐 (qǐgài) (archaic)
• 乞求 (qǐqiú)
• 哀告 (āigào)
• 哀求 (āiqiú)
• 央告 (yānggào)
• 央求 (yāngqiú)
• 憑／凭 (píng) (literary)
• 懇求／恳求 (kěnqiú)
• 懇請／恳请 (kěnqǐng)
• 求 (qiú)
• 沽情 (Min Nan)
• 煩請／烦请 (fánqǐng) (honorific, polite)
• 祈求 (qíqiú) (to pray for)
• 祈祝 (qízhù) (literary)
• 祝禱／祝祷 (zhùdǎo) (literary)
• 要求 (yāoqiú)
• 請／请
• 請求／请求 (qǐngqiú)