乞食 [－－]

Jyutping hat1 sik6
Pinyin qǐ shí

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to beg for food
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    向​其他人​乞求​食物​同錢​，​賴以​為生
    to beg for food
    • 再揾唔到嘢做就真係要乞食喇！
      再揾唔到嘢做就真系要乞食喇！
      zoi3 m4 wan2 dou2 je5 zou6 zau6 zan1 hai6 jiu3 hat1 sik6 laa3!
      If I can't find a job, I might have to to beg for food!
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 討飯 – 讨饭
  2. 要飯 – 要饭
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonais
    忠忠直直终须乞食。
    忠忠直直終須乞食。
    zung1 zung1 zik6 zik6 zung1 seoi1 hat1 sik6.
    • Being honest and upright, you will end up being a beggar.
  2. Cantonais
    我系屋邨仔出身，二仔底，唔勤力啲实听乞食。
    我係屋邨仔出身，二仔底，唔勤力啲實聽乞食。
    • I came from public housing and was dealt a bad hand in life, so I have to work twice as hard or I'll be begging on the streets.
  3. Cantonais
    再揾唔到嘢做就真系要乞食喇！
    再揾唔到嘢做就真係要乞食喇！
    zoi3 m4 wan2 dou2 je5 zou6 zau6 zan1 hai6 jiu3 hat1 sik6 laa3!
    • If I can't find a job, I might have to to beg for food!
  4. Cantonais
    忠忠直直，终须乞食；奸奸狡狡，朝鱼晚炒。
    忠忠直直，終須乞食；奸奸狡狡，朝魚晚炒。
    zung1 zung1 zik6 zik6, zung1 seoi1 hat1 sik6; gaan1 gaan1 gaau2 gaau2, ziu1 jyu4 maan5 caau2.
    • Honesty leads to poverty. Trickery gives you a life of luxury.
  5. Cantonais
    以前对面间酒楼嗰个无良僱主而家折堕到要乞食啊。
    以前對面間酒樓嗰個無良僱主而家折墮到要乞食啊。
    ji5 cin4 deoi3 min6 gaan1 zau2 lau4 go2 go3 mou4 loeng4 gu3 zyu2 ji4 gaa1 zit3 do6 dou3 jiu3 hat1 sik6 aa3.
    • The owner of that restaurant who used to cheat his employees now end up begging on the street as if punished by divine retribution.