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hành khất

Pronunciation Northern /ha̤jŋ˨˩ xət˧˥/ Central /han˧˧ kʰə̰k˩˧/ Southern /han˨˩ kʰək˧˥/
Listen
beg
Verb
beg
1 senses 2 Components
Meaning
1 senses
Sense 1 Verb
to beg Core ActionsTheme

To ask someone for money or food because you are very poor.

vi Ông lão phải hành khất để sống qua ngày.

en The old man had to beg to get through the day.

Parts
hành / khất / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 行乞 …

OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 行乞

Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
行乞
Candidates by syllable
hành (桁 / 荇) khất
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
Similar
nài / chèo kéo / beg
Use
khởi hành / hành tinh / hành động / học hành …
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