beg for pity and help
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to beg for pity and assistance; to plead pitifully for help
literary形容人处于困境或地位低下时，低声下气地向他人哀求怜悯与救助。带有较强的卑微、可怜、恳求的意味。
Tā他
pò破
chǎn产
hòu后
sì四
chù处
xiàng向
qīn亲
yǒu友
qǐ乞
āi哀
gào告
lián怜
，
xī希
wàng望
néng能
dù渡
guò过
nán难
guān关
。
After going bankrupt, he begged his relatives and friends for pity and help, hoping to get through the difficulties.
Shī失
qù去
quán权
shì势
de的
tā他
zhǐ只
néng能
xiàng向
xī昔
rì日
de的
duì对
shǒu手
qǐ乞
āi哀
gào告
lián怜
，
qíng情
jǐng景
shí十
fēn分
qī凄
liáng凉
。
Having lost his power, he could only beg his former rivals for pity, a very desolate scene.
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Zuò作
pǐn品
zhōng中
de的
zhǔ主
rén人
gōng公
nìng宁
yuàn愿
è饿
sǐ死
，
yě也
bù不
yuàn愿
xiàng向
tā他
rén人
qǐ乞
āi哀
gào告
lián怜
。
The protagonist in the work would rather starve to death than beg others for pity.
Nà那
zhǒng种
zài在
qiáng强
zhě者
miàn面
qián前
qǐ乞
āi哀
gào告
lián怜
de的
zī姿
tài态
，
shí实
zài在
ràng让
rén人
kàn看
bù不
qǐ起
。
That kind of posture of pitifully begging in front of the powerful is truly contemptible.