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乞求

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

Verb

乞求

to beg; to implore; to beseech

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): qǐqiú

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧˇ ㄑㄧㄡˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hat¹ kau⁴
Min Nan (POJ): khit-kiû

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: qǐqiú
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˇ ㄑㄧㄡˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiichyou
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵/
  - Homophones:
    
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    乞求
    企求
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: hat¹ kau⁴
  - Yale: hāt kàuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hat⁷ kau⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /hɐt̚⁵ kʰɐu̯²¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khit-kiû
  - Tâi-lô: khit-kiû
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qitkiuu
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰit̚⁵⁻²⁴ kiu²⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kʰit̚³²⁻⁴ kiu²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰit̚³²⁻⁵ kiu¹³/