phrase, idiomatic
to beg for pity and ask for help
荒時暴月,向親友乞哀告憐,借得幾鬥幾升,敷衍三日五日,債務叢集,如牛負重。
荒时暴月,向亲友乞哀告怜,借得几斗几升,敷衍三日五日,债务丛集,如牛负重。
huāng shí bào yuè , xiàng qīn yǒu qǐ āi gào lián , jiè dé jǐ dǒu jǐ shēng , fū yǎn sān rì wǔ rì , zhài wù cóng jí , rú niú fù zhòng . In hard times they piteously beg help from relatives and friends, borrowing a few tou or sheng of grain to last them a few days, and their debts pile up like loads on the backs of oxen.
In hard times they piteously beg help from relatives and friends, borrowing a few tou or sheng of grain to last them a few days, and their debts pile up like loads on the backs of oxen.