要饭 Traditional form: 要飯 Pinyin (reading): yàofàn Definitions: to beg (for food or money) Characters: 要 - essential, necessary; to ask for; to coerce; to demand 饭 - meal, food; cooked rice Traditional characters: 要 - essential, necessary; to ask for; to coerce; to demand 飯 - meal, food; cooked rice