| 1 | 乞丐 | 乞丐 | qǐ gài | qi3 gai4 | beggar | | |
| 2 | 乞怜 | 乞憐 | qǐ lián | qi3 lian2 | to beg for pity | | |
| 3 | 摇尾乞怜 | 搖尾乞憐 | yáo wěi qǐ lián | yao2 wei3 qi3 lian2 | to fawn on (idiom) | | |
| 4 | 沿门求乞 | 沿門求乞 | yán mén qiú qǐ | yan2 men2 qiu2 qi3 | to go begging from door to door (idiom) | | |
| 5 | 沿门乞讨 | 沿門乞討 | yán mén qǐ tǎo | yan2 men2 qi3 tao3 | to beg from door to door (idiom) | | |
| 6 | 行乞 | 行乞 | xíng qǐ | xing2 qi3 | to beg; to ask for alms | | |
| 7 | 讨乞 | 討乞 | tǎo qǐ | tao3 qi3 | to go begging; to ask for alms | | |
| 8 | 求乞 | 求乞 | qiú qǐ | qiu2 qi3 | to beg | | |
| 9 | 乞休 | 乞休 | qǐ xiū | qi3 xiu1 | to request permission to resign from an official position (old) | | |
| 10 | 乞讨 | 乞討 | qǐ tǎo | qi3 tao3 | to beg; to go begging | | |
| 11 | 乞恕 | 乞恕 | qǐ shù | qi3 shu4 | to beg forgiveness | | |
| 12 | 乞食 | 乞食 | qǐ shí | qi3 shi2 | to beg for food | | |
| 13 | 乞人 | 乞人 | qǐ rén | qi3 ren2 | beggar | | |
| 14 | 乞求 | 乞求 | qǐ qiú | qi3 qiu2 | to beg | | |
| 15 | 长街乞讨 | 長街乞討 | cháng jiē qǐ tǎo | chang2 jie1 qi3 tao3 | to beg about the streets (idiom) | | |
| 16 | 乞力马扎罗山 | 乞力馬扎羅山 | qǐ lì mǎ zhā luó shān | Qi3 li4 ma3 zha1 luo2 shan1 | Mt Kilimanjaro in Tanzania | | |
| 17 | 乞浆得酒 | 乞漿得酒 | qǐ jiāng dé jiǔ | qi3 jiang1 de2 jiu3 | to get more than one has asked for (idiom) | | |
| 18 | 乞和 | 乞和 | qǐ hé | qi3 he2 | to sue for peace | | |
| 19 | 乞伏 | 乞伏 | qǐ fú | Qi3 fu2 | tribe of the Xianbei 鲜卑 nomadic people | | |
| 20 | 乞儿 | 乞兒 | qǐ ér | qi3 er2 | beggar | | |
| 21 | 乞贷 | 乞貸 | qǐ dài | qi3 dai4 | to beg for a loan | | |
| 22 | 乞哀告怜 | 乞哀告憐 | qǐ āi gào lián | qi3 ai1 gao4 lian2 | begging for pity and asking for help (idiom) | | |
| 23 | 乞 | 乞 | qǐ | qi3 | to beg | | |
| 24 | 跪地乞命 | 跪地乞命 | guì dì qǐ mìng | gui4 di4 qi3 ming4 | to grovel and plead for one's life (idiom) | | |
| 25 | 吹箫乞食 | 吹簫乞食 | chuī xiāo qǐ shí | chui1 xiao1 qi3 shi2 | to beg while playing the xiao 箫 (mouth organ); cf Wu Zixu 伍子胥 , destitute refugee from Chu 楚 , busked in Wu town c. 520 BC, then became a powerful politician | | |