懇求

懇求

See also: 恳求

Chinese

		earnest	to seek; to look for; to request to seek; to look for; to request; to demand; to beseech
trad. (懇求)		懇	求
simp. (恳求)		恳	求

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kěnqiú

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄣˇ ㄑㄧㄡˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): han² kau⁴
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): khién-khiù
• Min Nan (POJ): khún-kiû

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kěnqiú
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄣˇ ㄑㄧㄡˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kěncióu
    • Wade–Giles: kʻên³-chʻiu²
    • Yale: kěn-chyóu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: keenchyou
    • Palladius: кэньцю (kɛnʹcju)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰən²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡ɕʰjoʊ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: han² kau⁴
    • Yale: hán kàuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: han² kau⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: hen² keo⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɐn³⁵ kʰɐu̯²¹/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khién-khiù
    • Hakka Romanization System: kien` kiuˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: kian³ kiu²
    • Sinological IPA: /kʰi̯en³¹ kʰi̯u¹¹/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khún-kiû
    • Tâi-lô: khún-kiû
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qwnkiuu
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kʰun⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiu²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰun⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kiu²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰun⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiu¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kʰun⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiu²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰun⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kiu²³/

Verb

懇求

1. to implore; to urge; to beg; to beseech; to entreat

Synonyms

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Synonyms of 懇求

乞丐 (qǐgài) (archaic) 乞求 (qǐqiú) 哀告 (āigào) 哀求 (āiqiú) 央告 (yānggào) 央求 (yāngqiú) 求 (qiú) 沽情 (Min Nan) 祈求 (qíqiú) (to pray for)

祈祝 (qízhù) (literary) 要求 (yāoqiú) 乞憐／乞怜 (qǐlián) (to beg for pity) 憑／凭 (píng) (literary) 懇請／恳请 (kěnqǐng) 煩請／烦请 (fánqǐng) (honorific, polite) 祝禱／祝祷 (zhùdǎo) (literary) 請／请 (qǐng) 請求／请求 (qǐngqiú)