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Jyutping cing2 jyun6
Pinyin qǐng yuàn

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. petition (for action to be taken)
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    向​政府​或​公共​團體​提出​請求
    to petition; to present a request to a government or public entity
    • 請願信
      请愿信
      cing2 jyun6 seon3
      petition letter
    • 一批反對加税嘅市民喺政府門外請願。
      一批反对加税嘅市民喺政府门外请愿。
      jat1 pai1 faan2 deoi3 gaa1 seoi3 ge3 si5 man4 hai2 zing3 fu2 mun4 ngoi6 cing2 jyun6.
      A group of citizens who oppose the tax increase is petitioning at the door of government.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to petition; to present a petition
  2. verb, literary
    to pray to Buddha
Definitions (兩岸三地生活差異詞語彙編—Two Shores Three Places)
  1. 社會生活現象:臺
    陳情、請願、訴願
  2. 社會生活現象:陸
    上訪、信訪
  3. 差異說明
    大陸​的​「​上訪​」​和​「​信訪​」​差異性​在於​,​前者​是​當事者​親自​前往​政府部門​提出​申訴​、​控告​或​檢舉​,​而​後者​是​當事者​以​書信​、​電子郵件​、​傳真​或​電話​等​形式​,​向​政府​機關​反映​情況​,​要求​解決問題​。
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    我弄了一份请愿书要求在大学食堂提供无花果饼干,你们愿意签名吗?
    我弄了一份請願書要求在大學食堂提供無花果餅乾,你們願意簽名嗎?
    wǒ nòng le yī fèn qǐng yuàn shū yāo qiú zài dà xué shí táng tí gōng wú huā guǒ bǐng gān , nǐ men yuàn yì qiān míng ma ?
    • I made a petition for there to be fig cookies in the university restaurants. Do you want to sign it?
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    请愿信
    請願信
    cing2 jyun6 seon3
    • petition letter
  2. Cantonese
    一批反对加税嘅市民喺政府门外请愿。
    一批反對加税嘅市民喺政府門外請願。
    jat1 pai1 faan2 deoi3 gaa1 seoi3 ge3 si5 man4 hai2 zing3 fu2 mun4 ngoi6 cing2 jyun6.
    • A group of citizens who oppose the tax increase is petitioning at the door of government.
  3. Cantonese
    请愿信
    請願信
    • petition letter
  4. Cantonese
    近年楼价同租金都大幅上升,好多基层团体都请愿要求政府重设租务管制。
    近年樓價同租金都大幅上升,好多基層團體都請願要求政府重設租務管制。
    • In recent years the property price and rent has raised so much, many grass-root organizations have held petitions to request for re-enforcing tenancy control.