求情 [－－]

Jyutping kau4 cing4
Pinyin qiú qíng

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to plea for leniency
  2. to ask for a favor
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    喺​接受​懲罰​之前​，​誠懇​噉​問​佢​哋​可​唔​可以​減輕​懲罰
    to plead; to ask for mercy
    • 你唔使幫佢求情喇，我唔會原諒佢㗎。
      你唔使帮佢求情喇，我唔会原谅佢㗎。
      nei5 m4 sai2 bong1 keoi5 kau4 cing4 laa3, ngo5 m4 wui5 jyun4 loeng6 keoi5 gaa3.
      You don't have to ask for mercy for him. I won't forgive him.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to plead; to intercede; to ask for a favor; to beg for leniency
    (syn.) 討情, 讨情
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    不求情意绵绵，但求天长地久。
    不求情意绵绵，但求天長地久。
    bù qiú qíng yì mián mián ， dàn qiú tiān cháng dì jiǔ 。
    • Love me lithe, love me long.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    无论婆婆点求情，啲职员都要罚佢钱，真系铁石心肠，冇嚟人情味。
    無論婆婆點求情，啲職員都要罰佢錢，真係鐵石心腸，冇嚟人情味。
    mou4 leon6 po4 po2 dim2 kau4 cing4, di1 zik1 jyun4 dou1 jiu3 fat6 keoi5 cin2, zan1 hai6 tit3 sek6 sam1 coeng4, mou5 lai4 jan4 cing4 mei6.
    • No matter how hard the old lady pleaded, the staff insisted on fining her. They are so hard-hearted and inhumane.
  2. Cantonese
    你唔使帮佢求情喇，我唔会原谅佢㗎。
    你唔使幫佢求情喇，我唔會原諒佢㗎。
    nei5 m4 sai2 bong1 keoi5 kau4 cing4 laa3, ngo5 m4 wui5 jyun4 loeng6 keoi5 gaa3.
    • You don't have to ask for mercy for him. I won't forgive him.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    求情
    求情
    qiú qíng
    • to plead
  2. Mandarin
    我到各处，常常遇到这种人，这样向我求情：“请省里来的委员作保！”
    我到各處，常常遇到這種人，這樣向我求情：“請省裏來的委員作保！”
    wǒ dào gè chù ， cháng cháng yù dào zhè zhǒng rén ， zhè yàng xiàng wǒ qiú qíng ： “ qǐng shěng lǐ lái de wěi yuán zuò bǎo ！ ”
    • Visiting various places, I often came across such people who pleaded with me, “Mr. Committeeman from the provincial capital, please be my sponsor!”