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懇求

懇求

See also: 恳求

Chinese

		earnest	to seek; to look for; to request to seek; to look for; to request; to demand; to beseech
trad. (懇求)		懇	求
simp. (恳求)		恳	求

Verb

懇求

to implore; to urge; to beg; to beseech; to entreat

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): kěnqiú

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄣˇ ㄑㄧㄡˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): han² kau⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): khién-khiù
Min Nan (POJ): khún-kiû

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: kěnqiú
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄣˇ ㄑㄧㄡˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: keenchyou
  - IPA ^(key): /kʰən²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: han² kau⁴
  - Yale: hán kàuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: han² kau⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /hɐn³⁵ kʰɐu̯²¹/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khién-khiù
  - Hakka Romanization System: kien` kiuˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: kian³ kiu²
  - IPA: /kʰi̯en³¹ kʰi̯u¹¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khún-kiû
  - Tâi-lô: khún-kiû
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qwnkiuu
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kʰun⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiu²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰun⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kiu²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰun⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiu¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kʰun⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiu²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰun⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kiu²³/