āi
gào
lián

idiom

Meaning of 乞哀告怜

乞哀告怜 means to beg for pity and assistance; to plead pitifully for help. Pronounced qǐ āi gào lián.

  • to beg for pity and assistance; to plead pitifully for help

Definitions & Examples

chǎn
hòu
chù
xiàng
qīn
yǒu
āi
gào
lián
 
wàng
néng
guò
nán
guān
 

After going bankrupt, he begged his relatives and friends for pity and help, hoping to get through the difficulties.

Shī
quán
shì
de
zhǐ
néng
xiàng
de
duì
shǒu
āi
gào
lián
 
qíng
jǐng
shí
fēn
liáng
 

Having lost his power, he could only beg his former rivals for pity, a very desolate scene.

Zuò
pǐn
zhōng
de
zhǔ
rén
gōng
nìng
yuàn
è饿
 
yuàn
xiàng
rén
āi
gào
lián
 

The protagonist in the work would rather starve to death than beg others for pity.

zhǒng
zài
qiáng
zhě
miàn
qián
āi
gào
lián
de
姿
tài
 
shí
zài
ràng
rén
kàn
 

That kind of posture of pitifully begging in front of the powerful is truly contemptible.