乞求

Chinese

		beg	to seek; to look for; to request to seek; to look for; to request; to demand; to beseech
simp. and trad. (乞求)		乞	求
anagram		求乞

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qǐqiú

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧˇ ㄑㄧㄡˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hat¹ kau⁴
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khit-kiû

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qǐqiú
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˇ ㄑㄧㄡˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cǐcióu
  - Wade–Giles: chʻi³-chʻiu²
  - Yale: chǐ-chyóu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiichyou
  - Palladius: цицю (cicju)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    乞求
    企求
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: hat¹ kau⁴
  - Yale: hāt kàuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hat⁷ kau⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: hed¹ keo⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɐt̚⁵ kʰɐu̯²¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khit-kiû
  - Tâi-lô: khit-kiû
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qitkiuu
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰit̚³²⁻⁵ kiu¹³/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kʰit̚³²⁻⁴ kiu²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰit̚⁵⁻²⁴ kiu²⁴/

Verb

乞求

to beg; to implore; to beseech

Synonyms

乞丐 (qǐgài) (archaic)
乞憐 / 乞怜 (qǐlián) (to beg for pity)
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 (Hokkien)
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)