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討飯
  tou2 faan6   jyutping
  tao3 fan4   pinyin
to beg for food; to be a beggar
[Syn.] 要飯 []: 乞食

verb

Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
討飯 / 讨饭

This word has been viewed 1823 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by bybell on 25th Sep 2008 05:14 and last edited on 17th Feb 2010 03:53
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Characters in this word:

 tou2  -  quell; ask for; marry; incur; discuss
 faan6  -  cooked rice
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