hành khất
Pronunciation
Northern
/ha̤jŋ˨˩ xət˧˥/
Central
/han˧˧ kʰə̰k˩˧/
Southern
/han˨˩ kʰək˧˥/
Listen
to beg
Verb
to beg
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Meaning
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Meaning
1 senses
Sense 1
Verb
to beg
To ask someone for money or food because you are very poor.
vi Ông lão phải hành khất để sống qua ngày.
en The old man had to beg to get through the day.
Parts
hành / khất / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 行乞 …
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Parts
hành / khất / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 行乞 …
OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 行乞
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
行乞
Candidates by syllable
hành
莖（桁 / 荇）
khất
乞
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
Similar
beg
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Similar
beg
Use
khởi hành / hành tinh / hành động / học hành …
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Use
khởi hành / hành tinh / hành động / học hành …