乞兒

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See also: 乞儿

Chinese

beg son; child; diminutive suffix
trad. (乞兒)
simp. (乞儿)
alternative forms 乞衣 Cantonese
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Note:
  • hat1 ji4-1, haat1 ji4-1 - colloquial;
  • hat1 ji4 - literary.

    Noun

    乞兒

    1. (literary or Cantonese) beggar
    2. (Hong Kong Cantonese, figuratively) miser; stingy person

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    Adjective

    乞兒

    1. (Cantonese) miserable; beggarly

    See also

    • (similar-sounding in Cantonese) 黑衣 (hak1 ji1, “black clothes; black-clothed”)