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

Synonyms

• (archaic) 乞丐 (qǐgài)
• 乞求 (qǐqiú)