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Meaning of 讨饭

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讨 tǎo 饭 fàn (Trad.: 討飯)
to ask for food; to beg
Related Words
Synonym: 乞食
Example Sentences
1
一个流浪汉来到门前讨饭吃
。
A tramp come to the door and ask for food.
2
解放前
,
他们靠讨饭维持生活
。
Before liberation, they subsisted by begging.
3
他是那样穷
,
不得不向别人讨饭吃
。
He was so poor that he had to beg for his meals.
4
这个老妇人和孩子们沿街向人们讨饭
。
The old woman and children went along the street,begging the people for bread (or food).
5
早上起来桃水说
:
“
今天不用去讨饭了
。
When morning came Tosui said: "We do not have to beg food today.