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
• Southern Min (Hokkien, 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): /kʰən²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • 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/
• Southern Min
  • (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

• 乞丐 (qǐgài) (archaic)
• 乞憐／乞怜 (qǐlián) (to beg for pity)
• 乞求 (qǐqiú)
• 哀告 (āigào)
• 哀求 (āiqiú)
• 央告 (yānggào)
• 央求 (yāngqiú)
• 憑／凭 (píng) (literary)
• 懇請／恳请 (kěnqǐng)
• 求 (qiú)
• 沽情 (Hokkien)
• 煩請／烦请 (fánqǐng) (honorific, polite)
• 祈求 (qíqiú) (to pray for)
• 祈祝 (qízhù) (literary)
• 祝禱／祝祷 (zhùdǎo) (literary)
• 要求 (yāoqiú)
• 請／请
• 請求／请求 (qǐngqiú)