beg for food; panhandle
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to beg for food; to ask for meals as a beggar; to panhandle
neutralDescribes the action of soliciting food or money due to poverty. Often used in historical contexts or to describe extreme hardship. The derived noun form '讨饭的' refers to a beggar.
Jiù旧
shè社
huì会
，
qióng穷
kǔ苦
rén人
zhǐ只
néng能
kào靠
tǎo讨
fàn饭
wéi为
shēng生
。
In the old society, poor people could only survive by begging for food.
Tā他
nián年
qīng轻
shí时
céng曾
jīng经
tǎo讨
guo过
fàn饭
，
suǒ所
yǐ以
shēn深
zhī知
qióng穷
rén人
de的
kǔ苦
。
He begged for food when he was young, so he deeply understands the suffering of the poor.
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Cūn村
lǐ里
lái来
le了
yī一
gè个
tǎo讨
fàn饭
de的
，
kàn看
zhe着
hěn很
kě可
lián怜
。
A beggar came to the village, looking very pitiful.
Tǎo讨
fàn饭
yě也
yào要
yǒu有
zūn尊
yán严
，
bù不
néng能
dī低
shēng声
xià下
qì气
。
Even when begging for food, one must have dignity and not be obsequious.