BEG    要飯乞

REQUEST INTENSELY HUMBLY FOR A GIFT.
PANHANDLEASK FOR MONEYSEEK CHARITYSEEK ALMSSPONGECADGESCROUNGEBUMMOOCH
Old Chinese Criteria
Begging is not a common subject discussed in early texts, either because it was not common, or because it was not a dignified subject to bring up in belles lettres. However, also hard texts do not currently refer to begging as an institution. [[CURRENT]], [[RARE]] 1. The old general word is qǐ 乞 which refers to the professional practise of a beggar as well as any other non-professional form of begging. [[CURRENT]] 2. Gài 丐 is a less current term for begging. [[RARE]]
Modern Chinese Criteria
叫化 is the most current colloquial expression for begging. 討飯 is a current modern formal word for begging, and the focus is on begging as a means to provide food. 要飯 is a more informal word for begging, and the focus is on begging as a means to provide food. 乞討 (lit) is a rather abstract word for begging. 討乞 (lit) is a rather abstract word for begging. 行乞 "conduct begging" is a formal sometimes even bureaucratic and administrative word to use for begging. 行乞為生 refers to the supporting of one's living expenses by begging. 求乞 (lit) is a rather formal word for begging. 乞食 refers specifically to begging for food. 托缽 "hold forward the begging bowl" is a Buddhist term for begging. 要錢 refers specifically to begging for money. 討錢 refers specifically, and in a somewhat more formal style, to begging for money. 叫花子 is a standard informal word referring to a beggar. 丐幫 refers to a gang of beggars. rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／
Hypernym
  • REQUEST　To ADDRESS someone so as to TRY TO CAUSE him/her TO ACT in a certain way. (anc: 15/0, child: 3)
  • ADDRESS　SPEAK OR WRITE INTENDING ANOTHER TO HEAR OR READ AND TO REACT to IT.  (anc: 14/0, child: 23)
  • WRITE　PRODUCE a DOCUMENT. (anc: 13/0, child: 4)
Other Hypernyms
  • REQUESTnew-e03497b3-9936-480f-b497-b39936b80f3f　To ADDRESS someone so as to TRY TO CAUSE him/her TO ACT in a certain way. (anc: 14/1, child: 3)
  • ADDRESSnew-b2b104ff-6112-4947-b104-ff611229470d　SPEAK OR WRITE INTENDING ANOTHER TO HEAR OR READ AND TO REACT to IT.  (anc: 13/0, child: 23)
  • SPEAK　ACT so as to USE WORDS FOR SHOWING MEANING.*Speech by speaker X, directed towards audience Y, in order to communicate message Z. (anc: 12/0, child: 32)
  • A Dictionary of Selected Synonyms in the Principal Indo-European Languages ( BUCK 1988) p. 11.53

  • Dictionnaire culturel en langue francaise ( REY 2005) p. 3.526

  • Handbuch der lateinischen und griechischen Synonymik ( SCHMIDT 1889) p. 11

  • Und folge dem, was mein Herz begehrt Hamburger Sinologische Schriften ( STUMPFELDT 2002) p. 1.295-328

  • Democritus Ridens ( WEBER 1857) p. 11.287

  • 古漢語常用詞同義詞詞典 ( HONG CHENGYU 2009) p. 419

  • Bibliographisches Handbuch zur Sprachinhaltsforschung. Teil II. Systematischer Teil. B. Ordnung nach Sinnbezirken (mit einem alphabetischen Begriffsschluessel): Der Mensch und seine Welt im Spiegel der Sprachforschung ( FRANKE 1989) p. 120A

    • Words (8 items)

    乞  qǐ OC: khɯd MC: khɨt 28 Attributions

    The old general word is qǐ 乞 which refers to the professional practise of a beggar as well as any other non-professional form of begging. [[CURRENT]]

      Word relations
    • Conv: 與 / 予/GIVE The most general word for to give is probably yǔ 與 (ant. qǔ 取 "take away from").

      Syntactic words
    • nabactbegging; begging for alms
    • vadNbegging (person)
    • viactengage in begging
    • vt+V[0]beg to be permitted to do something
    • vtoNnegativeask/beg (a person for food); beg for
    • vtoNobject=thingask for (what the other party might refuse to give)
    • vttoN.+V[0]beg somebody to do something
    • vttoN1(.+N2)beg for N1 from a contextually determinate person
    • vttoN1.+N2beg for N1 from possible donor N2
    • vttoN1.+prep+N2ask (something N1) (from someone N2)　乞諸其鄰
    乞食  qǐ shí OC: khɯd ɢljɯɡ MC: khɨt ʑɨk 3 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NPabactbegging for food; living by begging
    • VPiactbeg for food> go begging
    乞丐  qǐ gài OC: khɯd kaads MC: khɨt kɑi 3 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NPabactbegging
    • VPadNreduced to beggary
    • VPiactbeg; go begging
    乞人  qǐ rén OC: khɯd njin MC: khɨt ȵin 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NPsubject=humanbeggar
    丐  gài OC: kaads MC: kɑi 2 Attributions

    Gài 丐 is a less current term for begging. [[RARE]]

      Syntactic words
    • nbeggar
    • viactengage in begging from others
    • vtt(oN1.)+N2ask/beg (a person) (for something)
    行乞  xíng qǐ OC: ɢraaŋ khɯd MC: ɦɣaŋ khɨt 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • VPiactgo around begging for alms (as a Buddhist)
    行貣  xíng tè MC: haeng dok OC: ɢraaŋ lɯɯɡ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • VPigo beggingLZ
    丐者  gài zhě OC: kaads kljaʔ MC: kɑi tɕɣɛ 0 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NPbeggar 唐 元結 《丐者論》："作丐者之狀貌，學丐者之言辭。"