Chinese Dictionary

Usage of the character 乞

to beg

to beg

beggar

to beg
to go begging

to beg for pity

to request permission to resign from an official position (old)

to beg forgiveness

beggar

beggar

to sue for peace

tribe of the Xianbei 鮮卑／鲜卑 nomadic people

to beg
to ask for alms

to go begging
to ask for alms

to beg

to beg for a loan

to beg for food

qǐ'āigàolián

begging for pity and asking for help (idiom)

chuīxiāoqǐshí

to beg while playing the xiao 簫／箫 (xiāo) (mouth organ)
cf Wu Zixu 伍子胥 ( Wǔ Zǐxū), destitute refugee from Chu 楚 ( Chǔ), busked in Wu town c. 520 BC, then became a powerful politician

yáowěiqǐlián

lit. to behave like a dog wagging its tail, seeking its master's affection (idiom)
fig. to fawn on sb
to bow and scrape
to grovel

to pester someone again and again

Qǐlìmǎzhāluóshān

乞力马扎罗山

[乞力馬扎羅山]

Mt Kilimanjaro in Tanzania