乞 qi3
: to beg; entreaty
Kun Reading
乞う | こう kou
Godan verb with u ending (special class) | transitive verb
乞い | こい koi
noun
: request; entreaty
On Reading
こつ kotsu; き ki
Usage:
乞食 qi3shi2: beg for food [こじき kojiki OR こつじき kotsujiki beggar]
乞丐 qi3gai4: beggar; bum [かったい kattai]
乞求 qi3qiu2 OR 求乞qiu2qi3: 2beg
乞討 qi3tao3 OR 討乞: to beg; ask for alms
乞休 qi3xiu1: 2request permission to resign from an official position (old)
行乞 xing2qi3: 2beg; ask 4 alms
Japanese idiomatic expression
乞食を三日すれば止められぬ | こじきをみっかすればやめられぬ kojiki o mikka sureba yamerarenu
: once a beggar, always a beggar
慌てる乞食は貰いが少ない | あわてるこじきはもらいがすくない awateru kojiki wa morai ga sukunai
: slow & steady wins the race; there is luck in the last helping
伊勢乞食 | いせこじき isekojiki
: beggars @ Ise Grand Shrine (expression used to deride stingy people from Ise)
Etymology:
Derived from
氣[气] (qi4: gas; smell; weather; to irk; energy]
Examples:
不直的我去乞求。
bu4zhi2de wo3 qu4 qi3qiu2
It’s beneath me to beg
那個乞丐餓得暈倒了。
na4ge qi3gai4 e4 de2 yun1dao4 le
The beggar fainted (swooned) from sheer hunger
Resources: Chinese Dictionary | Japanese Dictionary
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