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7 results for “乞兒”
乞兒相
very slovenly appearance like a beggar
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乞兒相
Mandarin: qi3 er2 xiang4
Simplified: 乞儿相
has the look of a beggar
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大種乞兒
Mandarin: da4 zhong3 qi3 er2
Simplified: 大种乞儿
shameless beggar
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乞兒兜度嗱飯食
Mandarin: qi3er2 dou1 du4 na2 fan4shi5
Simplified: 乞儿兜度嗱饭食
Cantonese
literally: grabbing rice from a beggar's bowl to eat; to bully and exploit disadvantaged members of the public [colloquial]
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有早知，冇乞兒
Mandarin: you3 zao3 zhi1, mao3 qi3 er2
Cantonese
if a begger knew before hand what choices would lead up to him becoming a beggar, he wouldn't have made those choices in the first place
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有早知，冇乞兒
Mandarin: you3 zao3 zhi1 , mao3 qi3 er2
Simplified: 有早知，冇乞儿
Cantonese
had one been able to forecast the outcome in advance they would not have done something the same way
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做慣乞兒懶做官
Mandarin: zuo4 guan4 qi3 er2 lan3 zuo4 guan1
Simplified: 做惯乞儿懒做官
rather live an ordinary life than strive for something better (slang)
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